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>  JUL  5  1995 


HYMNS  AND  PSALMS, 


.Social  antr  Pttbate  WLomftip, 


FIFTH  EDITION. 


BOSTON : 


STEREOTYPED  AT  THE  EOSTOS  TYPE  AND  STEREOTYPr 
FOONDRT — LATE  T.  H.  CARTER  &  CO. 


1820. 


DISTRICT  OF  MASSACHUSETTS,  to  wit  : 

District  Clerk's  Office. 

Be  it  remembered,  that  on  the  thirtieth  day  of  June, 
A.  D.  1826,  and  in  the  fiftieth  year  of  the  independence  of 
the  United  States  of  America,  J.  P.  Dabney,  of  the  said 
District,  has  deposited  in  this  office  the  title  of  a  book,  the 
right  whereof  he  clainis  as  proprietor,  in  the  words  following, 
to  wit : — 

A  Selection  of  H}Tnns  and  Psalms,  for  social  and  private 
worship.     Fourth  Edition. 

In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  tlie  Congress  of  the  United 
States,  entitled,  "  An  Act  for  the  encouragement  of  learning, 
by  securing  the  copies  of  maps,  charts,  and  books,  to  the 
authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies,  during  the  times 
therein  mentioned  :''  and  also  to  an  Act,  entitled,  ^'  An  Act, 
supplementary  to  an  Act,  entitled.  An  Act  for  the  encourage- 
ment of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of  maps,  charts,  and 
books,  to  the  authors  and  proprietors  of  such  copies,  during 
the  tiines  therein  mentioned  j  and  extending  the  benefits 
thereof  to  the  arts  of  designing,  engraving,  and  etching  his- 
torical and  other  prints."' 

Clerk  of  the  District 


JNO.  W.  DAVIS  J   Clerk  of  the  Distru 
'  I      of  MassachusetU. 


PREFACE 


TO    THE    THIRD    EDITION. 


The  following  selection  has  been  arranged  according 
to  the  natural  succession  of  topics  ;  which  was  thought  to 
be  the  most  simple,  perspicuous,  and  popular  principle  of 
classification.  If  this  has  been  followed  out  with  the  pre- 
cision aimed  at,  the  reader,  as  he  becomes  familiar  with 
it,  will  seldom  feel  the  necessity  of  an  Index  ;  although  it 
was  thr^ught  best  to  furnish  that  assistance.  It  has  been 
tiie  design  of  this  work  to  embrace  all  those  pieces  which 
had  the  claim  either  from  long  popularity  or  decided  me. 
rit,  to  be  esteemed  as  standard  devotional  poetry  ;  and 
also,  as  far  as  possible,  all  that  variety  of  subject  which 
public  instructions  or  domestic  and  personal  circum- 
stances require.  Hence  may  have  arisen  a  redundancy 
on  certain  topics  ;  or,  on  the  other  hand,  the  insertion  of 
hymns,  in  some  instances,  rather  from  the  sentiment  than 
the  poetry.  It  would  be  a  needless  enlargement  of  the 
work  to  extend  it  further  than  these  rules  required  ;  and 
there  are  few  probably,  w^ho  will  not  now  regard  it  as 
abundantly  copious. 

The  coi^piler  has  no  anxiety  after  that  praise,  which 
with  some,  it  may  be,  attaches  to  a  work  of  this  kind  from 
the  number  of  originals  with  which  it  is  rrraced.  Let  the 
reader  be  apprized  that  the  hymns  v.hicli  appear  as  ano- 
nymous, are  such  as,  from  the  changes  and  combinations 
they  have  undergone,  or  from  other  causes,  it  was  not  easy 
to  appropriate.  As  to  many  of  tlie  rest,  alterations  liave 
often  been  made  in  this  work,  or  adopted  from  those  which 
preceded  it.  In  the  last  instance,  tlie  authors  of  these 
changes  are,  of  course,  so  numerous,  and  frequ  'ntly  so 
uncertain,  that  to  specify  tliem  is  impossible,  and  only 
this  general  acknowledgment  can  be  m?-de. 

If  the  wisli  to  satisfy  the  demands  o^'tlie  severest  tastB 
has  led  in  any  case  to  the  sacrifice  of  what  is  far  more  im- 


PREFACE. 

portant,  the  spirit  of  true  piety,  the  compiler  may  say 
that  he  has  failed  where  his  soUcitude  was  greatest ;  and 
with  examples  before  his  eyes,  that  if  they  were  ineffec- 
tual to  warn,  may  now  serve  to  solace  him.  Too  much  of 
the  devotional  poetry  which  has  of  late  appeared  among 
us,  evinces  that  this  union  is  indeed  a  rare  and  high  at- 
tainment ;  and  also,  that  language  however  harsh  and 
prosaical  can  be  more  easily  forgiven  than  the  sickly  and 
finical  elegance  into  which  a  fastidious  taste  so  often  de- 
generates. It  has  further  been  kept  constantly  in  mind, 
that  practical  utility  is,  or  ought  to  be,  the  only  aim  of  a 
work  like  this.  Some  pieces  accordingly,  which  might 
fall  under  the  name  of  sacred  poetry,  and  likely  from  the 
names  they  bear  to  recommend  this  volume  to  the  mere 
reader  of  taste,  have  yet  been  thought  far  foreign  from  its 
character  and  design.  It  were  easy  to  point  to  examples 
of  this  class  ;  and  none  would  be  more  surprised  probably 
than  the  authors  of  such,  to  learn  that  they  had  ever 
found  their  way  into  collections  of  psalmody. 

The  compiler  could  not  bo  insensible,  while  preparing 
this  work,  to  its  connexion  with  the  cause  of  truth  as  well 
as  that  of  piety.  This  truth,  variously  as  it  is  apprehend- 
ed, is  or  should  be  alike  precious  to  every  class  of  be- 
lievers. To  think  therefore  of  conciliating  towards  this 
work  universal  favour,  by  merging  in  it  all  distinctive 

opinions, and  those  consequently,  which  meet  with  his 

own  sympathy, — would  be  hardly  less  criminal  than  absurd. 
But  with  the  earnest  desire  and  aim  to  preserve  herein 
the  pure  faith  of  the  Gospel,  he  is  not  conscious  of  imbu- 
inqr  with  a  sectarian  spirit  this  offering  to  the  cause  of 
Christ ;  or  of  neglecting  to  render  it,  as  far  as  may  be, 
inoffensive  at  least,  to  his  followers  of  every  name. 
CamhridgCj  March  22,  1625. 


IXTDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


PUBLIC  WORSHIP,  Introduction  of,  1—26.  Worship, 
of  the  One  Supreme,  '2.  Of  the  God  of  Holiness,  18. 
Simphcity  of  christian,  '24.  Acceptable,  9 — 11,.  14, 182. 
The  House  of  God,  his  presence  in,  ^o.  Invitation  to, 
4,  23.  The  heavenly  Sabbnth,  7,  20.  The  Lord's  day, 
17,  10,  20.  Sanctuary  privileges,  delight  in,  12,  13. 
Abuse  of,  210.     Privation  of,  3G4. 

GENERAL  PRAISE,  PRAYER,  &c.  The  God  of  cre- 
ation adored,  27 — 3>5,  4().  The  God  of  Providence  ce- 
lebrated, 39—44,  ()0 — G2,  05.  (greatness  of  God  in  the 
elements,  36 — 38.  L^niversal  Praise.  1.  5,  6,  46.  Ex- 
alted and  perpetual  Praise,  16,  43,  45 — 5L  Gratitude 
for  personal  mercies,  52 — 6^5.  Gratitude  under  all  cir- 
cumstances, 52.  64.  Tiie  gifts  of  Providence  and  grace 
generaily.  implored,  6 J — 79.  Spiritunl  blessings  espe- 
cially, 15,  70,  74—78.     The  Lord's  Prayer,  79. 

GOD,  Revealed  in  his  works,  29.  30,  80,  81  The  One 
Supreme,  2.  The  One  Living  and  True,  82,  83.  The 
Creator,  97.  Creator  of  man.  55.  Invisible,  155.  In- 
finite and  eternal,  87.  Incomprehensible,  84,  85.  His 
unchangeable  existence,  SS,  89,  269.  His  universal 
presence  and  knowledge,  90 — 93.  His  universal  good- 
ness, 67,  94,  9.5.  1'12.  His  majesty,  Sij.  His  fnre- 
kn.ow^ledge  and  decrees,  96.  Upholder  of  tlie  course  of 
nature,  98. 

His  moral  attributes,  156.  His  condescension,  108.  His 
faithfulness,  239,  240.  His  paternal  character,  157, 
15l\  176.  His  mercy,  the  refuge  of  the  pen  tent,  21G 
— 221.  His  benign  ty  through  all  dispensations.  117. 
Equity  of  his  government,  107,  111.     God,  the  guar- 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

dian  of  innocence,  61,  113.  The  refuge  of  his  chosen, 
114,  115,  225.  The  desire  and  portion  of  his  people, 
168,  169.  The  leader  of  his  people,  132.  263.  His  pe- 
culiar regard  to  his  people,  66.  The  Supreme  good, 
265,  267.  The  Searcher  of  hearts,  214.  The  Source 
of  consolation,  236.     The  Light  of  the  mind,  116. 

His  Providence,  constant  and  paternal,  99 — 106.  Mys- 
terious, 109,  110.  Benignant  in  its  chastisements,  109, 
231—233      The  labours  of  man  blessed  by,  103,  161. 

JESUS  CHRIST,  The  Light  of  the  world,  118,  125. 
The  image  of  the  invisible  God,  123.  The  messenger 
of  pardon,  126.  His  nativity,  318 — 320.  His  divine 
mission,  119,  120,  126.  His  miraculous  works,  125. 
His  example,  143 — 146.  His  death  and  exaltation, 
133 — 135.  His  final  advent,  119.  His  love  to  man- 
kind, 313.  Fidelity  to  him.  308.  Commemoration  of 
him,  307,  309—313,  315.  Moral  influence  of  his  suffer- 
ings, 140.  A  future  life  assured  by  his  resurrection, 
287,  289,  298. 

Gospel  of  Jesus,  divine  benignity  in,  128.  Gracious  in- 
vitations by  it,  131.  Its  renovating  power,  121,  122, 
124.  A  law  of  liberty,  210.  Privileges  and  obligations 
of  it,  107,  129.  Unfruitfulnesa  under  its  light,  210. 
Honoured  in  the  lives  of  Christians,  209.  Progress 
and  triumphs  of  it,  136,  137,  142,  327.  Churdi  of 
Christ,  a  living  temple,  130.  Devotedness  to,  326.  Its 
safety  and  prosperity,  115,  138,  139. 

SACRED  SCRIPTURES.  The  means  of  instruction, 
comfort  and  renovation,  147 — 150,  'i66.  Dispositions 
proper  for  their  study,  151.  Religious  light  and  know- 
ledge implored,  153,  154. 

CHRISTIAN  CHARACTER.  God,  devout  aspirations 
towards,  155,  158,  171.  Imitation  of,  156.  Fear  of, 
1(;3.  Trust  in,  170,  172.  Faith  and  Hope  in,  164. 
Resignation  to,  173—175,  177.  Habitual  Devotion, 
160,  165,  167.  Diiily  devotion,  162.  Early  piety,  181, 
366.     Devout  sentiments  of  the  aged,  179,  180. 

Social  virtues,  essential  to  acceptance,  182.  The  chari- 
ties of  life  and  kind   affections,  184 — 190.     Zeal  re 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

gulated  bv  charity,  189,  103.  Forgiveness  of  inju- 
ries, 79,  190.  Catholicism  and  Candour,  194— lIKi, 
141.  Beneficent  uj^e  oi"  wealth,  ]91.  Virtuous  love  of 
country,  192.  The  relatioas  of  life,  means  of  rehgion. 
211,  3CS. 

4 

Personal  Virtues,  generally,  204,  209.  Contentment, 
197.  Patience,  198.  Fortitude,  246.  25G.  Worldly 
anxiety  reproved.  199.  Meeknes-?,  202,  203.  Humih- 
ty,  200,  20.''».  Purity  of  heart,  200.  Religious  retire- 
ment, 207,  20S.  Self-government,  201  Self-commu- 
nion and  inwnrd  scrutiny,  200,  206,  212.  Profaneness 
condemned,  211. 

THE  CHRISTIAN  LIFE.  Its  privileges  and  converts, 
222—230,  238—243.  Progressiveness  in  it,  215.  Se- 
cret happiness  of  a  christian,  220,  227.  Conscience, 
peace  of,  224,  230.  Power  of.  3r7.  DitTercnt  end  of 
the  christian  and  the  sinner,  228 — 230.  Religion,  its 
peace  and  power,  234, 241 — 243.  Memory  of  the  good 
precious,  237,  330. 

Its  difficulties  and  discouragements,  247 — 259.  Incon- 
stancy in  it,  215.  Spiritual  aid  needed  therein,  251. 
Implored,  15,  249,  250,  262.  Aspirations  after  perfect 
obedience,  24C),  247.  Life,  the  only  season  of  proba- 
tion, 248.  Christian  watchfulness.  200,  255.  Perse- 
verance in  the  religious  life,  252,  28  ■.  Pteligion  the 
all-essential  concern,  253,  254.  Peculiar  dangers  of 
youth,  257.  The  christian  life,  a  warfare,  258,  259. 
A  pilgrimage,  260—262,  283,  284.     A  race,  264. 

MISCELLANEOUS.  Faith,  110,  240,  244,  245.  Peni- 
tential, 210—221.  Mutability  of  the  world,  269—271. 
Vanity  and  brevity  of  life,  275,  277 — 280.  Lapse  of 
time  improved.  274,  276,  343,  344.  Prospects  of  the 
christian,  273,  282.  Sickness  and  death  anticipated, 
285,  286.  God  and  the  gospel,  our  support  in.  286 — 
289.  The  christian  farewell,  21K).  The  dying  saint, 
293.  Peace  of  the  grave,  294,  2^)5.  Resurrection  of 
man,  296 — '>>8.  Dissolution  of  the  world,  and  final 
judgment,  2iK) — 301.  Heaven,  view  of  its  glory,  291, 
2ri2,  301^ — 306.  The  reward  of  virtuous  endeavours! 
305.  Its  perpetual  light,  290.  An  endless  rest,  26 
The  acceptance  of  all  the  good,  302 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 

OCCASIONAL.  The  Lord's  Supper,  307—315.  Bap- 
tism,  4,  316,  317.  Christmas,  318—320.  Charity  oc- 
casions, 321 — 324.  Religious  Charities,  325 — 327.  Pre- 
valent diseases  or  dangers,  328,  329.  Personal  sick- 
ness, 59,  373,  374.  Death  of  friends  or  children,  295, 
330—335.  The  Year,  seasons  of  it,  336—339.  Open- 
ing and  close  of  it,  340—347.  Public  Fast,  348—351. 
Civil  or  Christian  festivals,  35,  49,  320,  353—355. 
Changes  of  War  and  Peace,  350,  352.  For  a  Christian 
Society,  356 — 360.  Domestic  circumstances,  361 — 367. 
Family  Religion,  162,  361,  368.  Secret  Devotion,  362, 
363.  Religious  uses  of  the  relations  of  life,  166,  368 — 
370.  Religious  education  and  early  life,  181,  257,  365, 
366.  For  the  aged,  179,  180,  371.  For  the  mariner  or 
traveller,  105,  376.  In  a  thunder-storm,  36,  38,  375. 
Morning  and  Evening,  377—385. 


Z27B3E3X:  OF  FIRST  IiIKES. 


Absurd  and  vain  attempt,  to  bind  Scott.  195 

Again  our  weekly  labours  end  Cappe's  Sel.  7 

Again  the  Lord  of  lite  and  light  Barhauld.  20 

Ah  !  why  should  this  mistaken  mind  Steele.  245 

Ah  !  worldly  souls,  who  strive  in  vain  Steele.  247 

All  nature  dies  and  lives  again  Logan.  208 

All  nature  feels  attractive  power  Drennan.  186 

All-powerful.  e;^4f-e.xistent  God                Walker's  Col.  88 

All-seeing  God  !  "tis  tfiine  to  know  Scott.  Vj6 

Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears        Hniry  Moore.  249 

And  art  thou  with  us.  gracious  Lord  Doddridge.  222 

And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  Steele.  143 

And  is  there  then,  no  lenient  art  Steele.  242 

And  must  this  body  die  Watts.  2S0 

And  now  my  soul,  another  year  Broicne.  344 

And  wilt  thou,  great  and  glorious  God  356 

Angel,  roll  the  stone  away  Scott.  133 

Arise,  my  soul,  extend  thy  wings  Doddridge.  301 

Arise,  my  soul !  on  wings  sublime  Gibbons.  273 

Arise ,  my  soul  I  shake  off  thy  fears  Watts.  258 

Arise,  O  God  of  grace  !  arise  Watts.  357 

Author  of  being  !  at  thy  word  P.  51 

Author  of  life  1  with  reasons  dawn  Logan.  181 

Awake,  my  torpid  soul  I  awake  Doddridge.  255 

Awake,  my  soul  1  and  with  the  sun  Kcnn.  380 

Awake,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes  Barhauld.  259 

Awake,  my  soul!  shake  off  the  dream  Browne.  204 

Awake,  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve  Doddridge.  264 

Awake,  my  soul !  to  hymns  of  praise  Merrick.  38 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne  Watts.  5 

Behold  the  amazing  sight  Doddridge.  140 

Behold  the  g-race  appears  Watts.  319 

Behold  the  Prince  of  Peace  ycrdham.  118 

Behold,  where  in  a  mortal  form  Enfield.  144 

Behold  where  brcathino-  Love  divine  BarhauVd.  187 


INDEX  OF    FIRST  LINES. 


Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God  Watts.    48 

Beset  with  snares  on  every  hand  Doddridge.  254 

Blessed  are  the  sons  of  peace  Watts.  368 

Bleft  are  the  souls  that  hear  and  know  Watts.     "6 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds  Faivcett.  370 

"  Blessed  are  the  meek/'  he  said  Exeter  Col.  203 

Bless'd  be  the  everlasting  God  Watts.  298 

Bless'd  Instructor  !  from  thy  ways  Merrick.  212 

Bless  the  God  of  our  salvation  Exeter  Col.  314 

Bless.  O  my  soul !  the  living  God  Watts.     61 

Blest  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord         Exeter  Col.  223 
Blest  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place  Watts.  228 

Blest  is  the  man  whose  heart  is  kind  Watts.  323 

Blest  is  the  man  who  stands  in  awe  Tate.  237 

Blest  hour  when  virtuous  friends  Liv.  P.  S.  Col.  331 

Bvtcher.  299 
Watts.  252 


Bright  orb  of  heaven,  thy  circuit  stay 
Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death 


Can  creatures  to  perfection  find  Watts.     85 

Canst  thou  J  my  soul !  forget  that  friend  308 

Celestial  w^orlds  !  your  maker's  name   Williams'  Col.     30 

Watts.  183 

Barbauld.  131 

E.  Taylor.     23 

C-.  Wesley.  284 

Merrick.     46 


Come  let  us  search  our  w^ays  and  try 
Come,  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice 
Come  to  the  house  of  Prayer 
Courage  !  ye  partners  in  distress 
Creation's  God  !  on  thee  alone 


Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your         Birmingham  Col.  315 

Enough  of  life's  vain  scene  I've  trod  Walker.  166 

Enquire,  3'e  pilgrims,  for  the  way  Doddridge.      4 

Eternal  and  almighty  King  Doddridge.  155 

Eternal  God  !  almighty  cause  Browne.     82 

Eternal  God  !  ho^v  frail  is  man  Watts.  333 

Eternal  Power,  whose  high  abode  Watts.    43 

Eternal  Source  of  every  joy  Doddridge.  355 

Eternal  Source  of  light  and  thought  Cappe's  Sel.     76 


Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly 
Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating 
Far  from  thy  servants,  God  of  grace 
Far  from  these  scenes  of  night 
Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  I  flee 
Father  adored  in  worlds  above 
Father  divine  I  before  thy  view 


Salisbury  Col.  244 

J.  Taylor.    22 

Doddridge.  185 

Steele.  304 

Cowper.  207 

137 

J.  Taylor.  170 


INDEX  OF    FIRST  LINES. 


Father  divine  !  thy  gracious  power      Liv.  R.  S.  Col.    C)2 
Father  divine  !  thy  piercing  eye  Doddridge.  362 

Father  !  I  thank  thee,  may  no  thought  JV.  175 


90 

77 

146 

250 


Father  !  and  is  thy  table  spread 

Father  in  heaven  !  thy  sacred 

Father  of  all  I  omniscient  mind 

Father  of  all !  thy  cares  extend 

Father  of  our  exalted  Lord 

Father  of  light !  conduct  my  feet 

Father  of  lights  !  my  footsteps  guide 

Father  of  lights  !  we  sing  thy  name 

Father  of  men  !  thy  care  we  bless 

Father  of  mercies  !  in  thy  word 

Father  of  our  feeble  race 

Father  supreme  of  heaven  and  earth 

Fountain  of  blessing  *  God  of  love        Salisbury  Col. 

Frail  life  of  man  !  how  short  its  stay     Henry  Moore.  270 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies  Watts.     *8 

From  depths  of  sadness  and  distress  Denham.  219 

From  north  and  south,  from  east  and  west     Butcher.  302 

From  this  world's  joys  and  senseless  mirth    Bowden.  306 


Doddridge.  311 

Liv.  Par.  S.  Col.     79 

Blacklock. 

Pope. 

Watts. 

Smart. 

Scott.  256 

Doddridge.     60 

Doddridge. 

Steele 

J.  Taylor 


361 
147 
184 
353 
75 


Give  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears 
Glorious  in  thy  saints  appear 
Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high 
Glory  to  thee,  my  God  !  this  night 
God  in  the  gospel  of  his  son 
God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints 
God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
God,  my  supporter  and  my  hope 
God  of  eternity  !  from  thee 
God  of  mercy  !   God  of  love 
God  of  my  life  !  thro'  all  its  days 
God  of  my  life  !  my  thanks  to  thee 
God  of  our  lives  I  thy  constant  care 
God  of  the  morning  !  at  thy  voice 
God  of  the  universe,  whose  hand 
God  reigns  ;  events  in  order  flow 
God  to  correct  the  world 
Grace  !  'tis  a  charming  sound 
Gracious  source  of  every  blessing 
Great  Author  of  all  nature's  framo 


Watts.  145 

C.  Wesley.  Ill 

Salisbury  Col.     *7 

Olney  Hymns.  138 

J.  Taylor.       1 

Kenn.  383 

Beddome.  149 

Watts.  115 

Cowper.  109 

Watts.  168 

Doddridge.  276 

J.  Taylor.  213 

Doddridge.     68 

Browne.     56 

Doddridge.  342 

Watts.  377 

W.  Taylor 

Scott 

Jeri'is.  351 

Doddridge.  127 

Scott.  163 


42 

103 


lPn>EX  OF    FIRS.T  LINES. 

Great  Cause  of  all  things  !  source  of  life  Dyer.    40 

Greatest  of  beings  !  source  of  life  Dyer.    33 

Great  Former  of  this  various  frame  Doddridge.  269 

Great  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds  Dyer.  348 

Great  God  1  at  whose  all-powerful  call  Enfield's  Set.  339 
Great  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou  Watts.     87 

Great  God  !  how  vast  is  thine  abode  Jervis.    93 

Great  God  !  in  vain  man's  narrow  view  Kippis.     84 

Great  God  of  grace  !  accept  my  Walker's  Col.  191 

Great  God  of  grace  !  arise  and  shine  JVeedham.  141 

Great  God  !  the  nations  of  the  earth  Rippon's  Col.  327 
Great  God  !  thy  peerless  excellence  Browne.  156 

Great  God  !  to  thee  my  all  I  owe  W.  Boston  Col.  54 
Great  is  the  Lord  our  God  Watts.    24 

Great  Lord  of  angels  !  we  adore  Doddridge.  358 

Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame  Liv.  R.  S.  Col.  231 

Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies  Steele.  352 

Great  Source  of  life  !  our  souls  confess     Doddridge.    65 

Hail,  great  Creator  !  wise  and  good  Liv.  Old  Col.  28 
Hail  the  day  that  sees  him  rise  Salisbury  Col.  135 

Happy  the  heart,  where  graces  reign  Watts.  188 

Hark  !  it  is  wisdom's  voice  Doddridge.  367 

Hark !  the  glad  sound !  the  Saviour  comes  Doddridge.  120 
Hark  !  what  celestial  sounds  Salisbury  Col.  318 

Heavenly  Father  !  Sovereign  Lord  Salisbury  Col,  16 
Hear,  Lord  !  the  song  of  praise  and  prayer  Cowper.  325 
Hear  what  God  the  Lord  hath  spoken  Cowper.  139 

Hear  v/hat  the  voice  from  heaven  Watts.  293 

He  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies  Watts.  134 

He  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God  Watts.  329 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God  Tate.     99 

House  of  our  God,  with  cheerful  anthems  Doddridge.  340 
How  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord .  Addison.  105 

How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds  Barhauld.  369 

How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught  Wotton.  372 

How  rich  thy  gifts.  Almighty  King  Kippis.  354 

How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave  Scotch  Par.  294 

How  vast  is  the  tribute  I  owe  Jervis.    59 

How  vast  thy  works,  Almighty  Lord  Merrick.  100 

How  well  our  great  protector  knows  Merrick.  232 

1  love  thy  Zion,  Lord  Ev.  Luth.  Col.  326 

Imposture  shrinks  from  light  Scott^  151 


INDEX  OF    FIRST  LINES. 


Mv 
M> 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 
My 

My 

My 
My 
My 
MV 
My 


Father  !  I  adore 


159 


God 
God 
God, 
God 
God 
God 
God 
God 
God 
God 
God 
God 
God 


all  ijDture  owns  thy  sway  H.  M.  Williams.  160 


381 
47 
208 
238 
171 


how  endless  is  thy  love  Watts. 

my  Yimg  I  thy  various  praise  Watts. 

permit  me  not  to  be  Watts. 

the  covenant  of  thy  love  Doddridge. 

permit  my  tongue  Waits. 

the  steps  of  pious  men  Watts.  229 

the  visits  of  Ihy  face  Steele.  241 

thy  service  v/ell  demands  Doddridge.  373 

what  inward  grief  I  feel  Watts.  211 

whose  all-perVading  eye  Watts.  193 

whose  all-pervading  eye  Doddridge.  169 

thy  boundless  love  1  praise  Henry  Moore.     69 

Guardian  God  !  I  bless  thy  name  Doddridge.  341 

heart  and  all  my  w^ays,  O  God  Arhuckle.     91 

soul,  praise  the  Lord  Park.     32 
soul  reveres  the  page                      *  Ev.  Luth.  Col.  124 

soul  shall  praise  thee.  O  my  God  Heginhotham.     64 
soul  !  spring  up  with  ardent  flight      Doddridge.  272 

soul !  the  awful  hour  will  come  Doddridge.  288 

Sovereign  !  to  thy  throne  Scott.  374 


O  blest  are  they,  who  born  from  heaven  Doddridge.  162 


O  blest  is  he,  divinely  blest 
O  come,  and  to  the  Almighty  King 
O  Father  I  though  the  anxious  fear 
O  fir  an  overcoming  faith 
O  God  of  Bethel  1  by  whose  hand 
O  God  of  grace  !  oft  has  our  land 
O  God  of  our  forefathers  !  hear 
O  God  !  my  Father  and  my  King 
our  help  in  ages  past 
thou  just  and  kind 


O  God 

O  God 

O  God 

O  God  !  to  whose  all-searching  sight 

O  God  !  while  nature  speaks  thy  praise 

O  happy  is  the  man  who  hears 

O  ha])py  soul  that  lives  on  high 

O  here,  if  ever,  God  of  love 

O  liow  delightful  is  the  road 

O  how  shall  w^ords  with  equal  warmth 

O  let  us  with  a  grateful  mind 

O  Lord  !  how  excellent  thy  name 


Blacklock.  230 

Tate.      2 

Barhauld.      8 

Watts.  287 

Doddridge.  261 

ETcter  Col.  349 

Salisbury  Col.  263 

Browne.  190 

Watts.  278 

Patrick.     73 


thy  gracious  aid  impart     Birmingliam  Col.  210 

201 

Steele.     39 

Logan.  366 

Watts.  226 

E.  Taylor.  312 

J.  Taylor.  152 

Addison.    58 

Cotton.  197 

Grove.    97 


XMDEX  OF    FIRST  LINES. 


Jesus  is  gone  above  the  sky 
Jesus,  the  friend  of  man 

Keep  silence,  all  created  things 


Watts,  310 
Watts.  313 

Watts,    96 


Let  all  thy  realms,  O  earth  !  rejoice  Tate.      6 

Let  coward  guilt  with  pallid  fear  Carter.  375 

Let  men  of  high  conceit  and  zeal  Browne.  189 

Let  one  loud  song  of  praise  arise  Roscoe.     50 

Let  party  names  no  more  Beddome.  194 

Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind  Milton.     44 

Let  songs  of  praise  from  all  belot/  376 

Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour  Steele    334 

Life  is  the  time  to  serve  thee.  Lord  Watts.  248 

Lights  of  your  race  in  ancient  times  Scott.  125 

Like  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain  J.  Taylor.  275 
Look  round,  O  man  !  survey  this  globe  Liv.  Old  Col.    29 

Lo  !  God  is  here  ;  let  us  adore  Salisbury  Col.     25 

Lo  !  another  year  is  gone  Olney  Hymns.  346 

Lo  !  Israel's  shepherd  stands  Doddridge.  316 

Lo  !  what  confusion  rends  the  mind  Scott.  202 

Lord,  before  thy  presence  come  J.  Taylor.     21 

Lord  !  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing  *4 

Lord  !  I  am  thine  ;  but  thou  wilt  prove  Watts.  282 

Lord  !  in  the  morning  thou  shalt  hear  Watts.     18 

Lord  !  how  secure  and  blest  is  he  Olney  Hymns.  227 

Lord  of  life,  all  praise  excelling  322 

Lord  of  my  life  !  each  morn  on  thee  Liv.  Old  Col.  382 
Lord  of  nature  !  source  of  light 
Lord  of  the  Sabbath  !  hear  our  vows 
Lord  of  the  worlds  above 
Lord  of  the  world's  majestic  frame 
Lord 


Lord 
Lord 
Lord 
Lord 
Lord 
Lord 
Lord 


Calamy. 
Doddridge. 
Watts. 
Jervis. 
thou  art  good  !  "all  nature  shows  Broicne. 

thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  thro'   Watts. 
thro'  the  dubious  path  of  life  Exeter  Col.  262 

we  adore  thy  vast  designs  Watts.  110 

we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice        Watts.  148 
what  our  ears  have  heard  Watts.  317 

while  my  thoughts  with  wonder  Steele.  164 

who's  the  happy  man  that  may  Tate.    11 


Mark  the  soft-falling  snow 
My  Father  !  cheering  name 
My  Father  and  my  King 


Doddridge.  121 
Steele.  157 
Steele.    53 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Cowper. 

177 

Broicne. 

102 

Pope. 

77 

Doddridge. 

*3 

C.  Wesley. 

114 

Tate. 

49 

Dryden. 

15 

Watts. 

246 

Cotton. 

364 

O  Lord  !  my  best  desires  fulfil 

O  Lord  of  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies 

O  Lord  !  to  earth's  contracted  span 

O  may  we  live  before  thy  face 

On  God  supreme  our  hope  depends 

O  praise  ye  the  Lord 

O  source  of  uncreated  light 

O  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 

O  the  abundance  of  thine  house 

O  there  's  a  better  world  on  high         W.  Boston  Col.  283 

O  Thou  !  before  whose  gracious  throne  Rippon's  Col.  359 

O  Thou  !  from  whom  all  blessings        Salisbury  Col.  320 

O  Thou,  my  earliest,  latest  hope  Watts.  179 

O  Thou,  my  father  and  my  friend  Exeter  Col.  200 

O  Thou,  the  wretched  s  sure  retreat  Carter.  221 

O  Thou,  through  all  thy  works  adored  Enfield.     36 

O  Thou  !  whose  all-discerning  eye  Watts.     14 

O  Thou  !  whose  mercy  hears  Steele.  217 

O  ye  who  seek  Jehovahs  face  J.  Taylor.  324 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground  Barhauld.  260 

Our  God  as  merciful  as  just  Barhauld.   158 

Our  life  advancing  to  its  close  Merrick.  345 

Parent  of  all,  omnipotent  Walker.  192 

Parent  of  good  !  we  rest  on  thee  Merrick.  178 
Patience,  O  'tis  a  grace  divine                Rippon's  Col.  198 

Peace,  "tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand  Watts.  173 

Perpetual  Source  of  light  and  grace  Doddridge.  215 

Pity,  dread  Sovereign  !  and  forgive  Watts.  216 

Pity  thine  erring  world,  O  God  Watts.     *9 

Praise,  everlasting  praise  be  paid  Watts.  240 

Praise  to  God,  the  great  creator  J.  Taylor.  123 

Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise  Barhauld.     52 

Praise  to  his  grace,  who  loud  proclaims  Doddridge.  117 

Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might  Doddridge.  116 

Praise  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator  Fawcett.     *1 

Providence,  profusely  kind  Steele.  266 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs  Watts.  126 

Remark,  my  soul !  the  narrow  bounds  Doddridge.  343 

Return,  my  roving  heart,  return  Doddridge.  206 

Searcher  of  hearts  !  my  thoughts         Ev.  Luth.  Col.  214 

Shine  forth,  eternal  Source  of  hght  Doddridge.  154 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 


Shine  on  our  souls,  eternal  God 
Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands 
Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
Soft  are  the  fruitful  showers 
So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
Supreme  and  universal  light 
Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice 


Doddridge.  161 

Watts.  119 

Doddridge.  132 

Henry  Moore.  243 

Watts.  209 

Henry  Moore.     74 

Jervis.  220 


That  awful  hour  will  soon  appear  Steele.  281 

The  evils  that  beset  our  path  Olney  Hymns.  271 

Thee  we  adore,  eternal  name  Doddridge.  277 

The  gifts  indulgent  heaven  bestows  Steele.  112 

The  God  of  heaven  is  kind  and  just  Jervis.  235 

The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord  Watts.  136 

The  heart  dejected  sighs  to  know  JVeedkam.  300 

The  highest  heaven  cannot  contain  Drennan.  363 

The  Lord  !  how  tender  is  his  love  Darwin.  172 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare  Addison.  104 

The  man  whose  faith  and  hope  are  strong,        Earle.  371 
The  morning  flowers  display  their  sweets  C.  Wesley.  280 


There  is  a  God,  all  nature  speaks 
There  is  a  glorious  worid  on  high 
There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands 
There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 
The  rising  morn,  the  closing  day 
The  rolling  year,  Almighty  Lord 
The  spacious  firmament  on  high 
The  starry  hosts  in  order  move 
The  swift-declining  day 
This  feast  was  Jesus'  high  behest 
This  is  the  day  the  Lord  of  life 
Those  happy  realms  of  peace  and  joy 
Thou,  God  of  mercy  !  wilt  indulge 
Thou  God,  who  reign'st  alone 
Thou  great  Creator,  Father,  Lord 
Thou  great  and  sacred  Lord  of  all 
Thou, "Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unseen 
Thou,  Lord,  through  every  changing 
Thou  Power,  by  whose  command  I  live 
Thou,  who  dost  cur  powers  sustain 
Thou,  who  dwell'st  enthroned  above 
Thou,  God,  who  with  an  absolute 


55 

ni 

45 

89 
Thou  unseen  Power,  arrayed  Henry  K.  White.     37 

Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust    Doddridge.  36(5 


Steele.     81 

Steele.  305 

Watts.  291 

Watts.  303 

Steele.  337 

JVeedham.  338 

Addison.     80 

Grove.     98 

Doddridge.  274 

Enfield's  Sel.  307 

Cotton.     17 

Steele.  292 

Fawcctt.  332 

Drummond.     83 

Steele.  101 

Williams'  Col.     72 

Mason.  123 

Doddridge.  268 

Carter. 

Doddridge. 

Sandys. 

Barbauld. 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

Tlirougli  all  the  various  shiftinfr  scene  Lie.  Old  Col.  10(5 

Through  all  the  chanoinof  scenes  of  life  Tate.  239 

The  uplifted  eye  and  bended  knee  382 

Thus  far,  thou,  Lord  !  hast  led  me  on  Watts.  3S4 

To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind  Jervis.  23G 

To  God  let  fervent  prayers  arise  Watts.  142 

To  God,  the  only  wise  Watts.     *2 

To  Thee,  let  my  lirst  offerings  rise  Drennan.  379 

To  Thee,  O  God  I  my  days  are  known  Doddridge.  165 

To  Thee,  O  God  !  my  prayer  ascends  Roice.     70 

To  Thee,  O  God  I  we  homage  pay  Doddridge.  122 

To  Thee,  Supreme,  the  ever-blessd  Merrick.     *b 

To  Thee,  Supreme,  eternal  mind  Carter.     69 

To  your  Creator  God  Steele.     27 

Triumphant,  Lord  !  thy  goodness  reigns  Doddridge.    95 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb  Watts.  335 

Upward  we  lift  our  eyes  Watts.  328 

Weak  and  irresolute  is  man  Cowper.  251 

We  hail  the  glorious  day  Watts.     19 

We  own  the  grace  divine  Watts.      3 

What  countless  myriads  draw  their  breath         Scott.  129 
What  eyes  like  thine,  eternal  Sire  Merrick.  113 

What  glory  gilds  thy  word  Coioper.  150 

What  pleasure.  Lord  !  thy  house  attends  Watts.     13 

What  seraph  of  celestial  birth  Tate.     41 

What  shall  we  render,  God  of  love       Ee.  Luth.  Col.  321 
What  tho'  downy  slmnbers  flee  Doddridge.  385 

When  a  few  years  or  days  perhaps       Haickesworth.  279 
When  all  the  powers  of  nature  fail  Jervis.  285 

When  all  thy  mercies  !  O  my  God  Addison.    57 

When  as  returns  this  solemn  day  Barhauld.      0 

When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind       Cowper.  176 
When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wrings  Steele.  267 

When  from  the  verge  of  youth,  my  mind      J\^errick.  257 
When  ffloomy  thoughts  and  boding  fears  Steele.  234 

When  in  the  light  of  faith  divine  Watts.  265 

When  in  the  vale  of  lengthened  years  180 

When  life's  tempestuous  storms  W.  Boston  Col.  293 

When  opening  life  its  scenes  unfolds  365 

When  present  sufferings  pain  our  hearts  Steele.  174 

When  reft  of  all,  and  hopeless  care  Drummond.  233 

When  rising  froin  the  bed  of  death  Add/son.  21* 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

When  sickness  shakes  the  languid  Heginhotham,  286 
When  storms  hang  o'er  the  christian's  Hcginbotham.  225 
When  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice  Scotch  Par.  297 
Wherefore  shcnild  man,  frail  child  of  clay  Evfield.  205 
Wherewith  shall  I  approach  thee,  Lord  Browne.  10 
While  heauty  clothes  the  fertile  vale  Steele.  336 

While  raptured  saints  adoring  stand  Collett.     69 

While  some  in  folly's  pleasures  roll  Cotton.  224 

While  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around  Aikin.  350 

While  with  ceaseless  course,  the  sun  Olncy  Hymns.  347 
While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  power  H.M.  Wiliiams.  167 
While  through  lifes  pilgrimage  I  stray  Merrick.  153 

While  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne  Steele.  330 

Who,  gracious  father  !  can  complain  Scott.  107 

Why  do  I  thus  perplex  Scott.  199 

Why  do  we  w^aste  in  trifling  cares  Doddridge.  253 

With  ecstasy  of  joy  Doddridge.  130 

With  eye  impartial,  heaven's  high  King  jYeedham.  108 
With  glad  amazement,  Lord  !  I  stand  Doddridge.  63 
With  grateful  heart  and  cheerful  tongue  Ogilvie.  35 
With  grateful  joy,  O  man,  record  Doddridge.     34 

With  pleasing  wonder,  Lord  1  we  view  Doddridge.  66 
With  sleep's  oblivion  o'er  me  spread    Hawkesworth.  378 

Ye  followers  of  the  Prince  of  peace  Beddome.  309 

Ye  golden  lamps  of  heaven,  farewell  Doddridge.  290 
Ye  weak  inhabitants  of  clay  Doddridge,    d^ 


BTMKS  AMD  PSALIMES. 


PART  I- 

FOR  THE  INTRODUCTION  OF  PUBLIC 
WORSHIP. 


1.       7S   M. 

Praise  to  the  Most  High  God. 

1  Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky  ; 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiven, 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  heaven  : 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high  ! 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky. 

2  Favoured  mortals,  raise  the  song ; 
Endless  thanks  to  God  belong  ; 
Hearts  o'erflowing  with  his  praise, 
Join  the  hymns  your  voices  raise. 


Call  the  tribes  of  being  round, 
From  Creation's  utmost  bound  ; 
Where  the  Godhead  shines  confessed, 
There  be  solemn  praise  addressed. 


FOR    THE    INTRODUCTION        [PaRT    I. 

4  Mark  the  wonders  of  his  hand  ! 
Povver^  no  empire  can  withstand  ; 
Wisdom,  angels'  glorious  theme  ; 
Goodness,  one  eternal  stream. 

5  Awful  being  !  from  thy  throne 
Send  thy  promised  blessings  down  ; 
Let  thy  light,  thy  truth,  thy  peace, 
Bid  our  raging  passions  cease. 

2.      L.    M. 
Praise  to  the  One  Supreme.    Ps.  xcv. 

1  O  COME,  and  to  th'  Almighty  King, 
Triumphant  anthems  let  us  sing  ! 
To  him,  who  high  enthroned  in  state, 
Is  with  unrivalled  glory  great. 

2  The  depths  of  earth  are  in  his  hand, 
Her  secret  wealth  at  his  command  ; 

The  strength  of  hills  that  threat  the  skies, 
Subjected  to  his  empire  lies. 

3  The  rolling  ocean's  vast  abyss 

By  the  same  sovereign  right  is  his  : 
'T  is  moved  by  that  Almighty  hand, 
Which  formed  and  fixed  the  solid  land. 

4  Above  the  earth,  beyond  the  sky. 
Stands  his  high  throne  of  majesty  ; 
Nor  time,  nor  place,  his  power  restrain, 
Nor  bound  his  universal  reign. 

5  O  let  us  to  his  courts  repair, 
And  bow  in  adoration  there  ; 
To  him  address  in  joyful  songs. 
The  praise  that  to  his  name  belongs ! 


Part  i."!         of  public  worship. 
3.      P.   M. 

Assembling  to  Public  Worship.     Ps.  exxii. 

1  We  own  the  grace  divine 
Which  all  unites  to  join, 

And  praise  and  seek  their  God  to-day ; 

We  would  with  cheerful  zeal, 

Haste  to  thine  holy  hill, 
And  there  our  vows  and  homage  pay. 

2  Thrice  happy  is  the  place, 
Where  God  unveils  his  face, 

The  purest  pleasures  there  are  found  : 
His  servants  there  appear 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3  May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 
And  joy  within  thee  wait, 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest : 
The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace. 
And  wishes  thine  increase, 

Unnumbered  blessings  on  him  rest ! 

4  My  soul  shall  pray  again, — 
Peace  with  this  house  remain. 

For  here  my  friends  and  brethien  dwell ; 

And  since  my  Father  here 

Draws  to  his  children  near, 
My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  wdl. 


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4.        C.    M. 

Invitation  to  Worship  and  Ordinances.    Jtr^  1.  5, 

1  Enquire,  ye  pilgrims,  for  the  way 

That  leads  to  Zion's  hill ; 
And  thither  set  your  steadfast  facCj 
With  a  determined  will. 

2  Invite  the  strangers  all  around, 

Your  pious  march  to  join  ; 
And  spread  the  sentiments  you  feel 
Of  faith  and  love  divine. 

3  Come,  let  us  to  his  temple  haste, 

And  seek  his  favour  there  ; 
Before  his  footstool  humbly  bow, 
And  pour  our  fervent  prayer. 

4  Come,  let  us  join  our  souls  to  God, 

In  everlasting  bands  : 
And  seize  the  blessings  he  bestows, 
With  eager  hearts  and  hands. 

5  Come,  let  us  seal,  without  delay, 

The  covenant  of  his  grace  ; 
Nor  shall  the  years  of  distant  life 
Its  memory  efface. 

6  Thus  may  our  rising  offspring  haste 

To  seek  their  fathers'  God  ; 
Nor  e'er  forsake  the  happy  path. 
Their  youthful  feet  have  trod. 

5.       L.    M. 

Praise  to  the  Creator.     Ps,  c.  1.  Z — 5. 
1  Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy  ; 


Part  i.]  of  public  worship. 

Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  word,  which  all  things  made, 
Gave  lite  to  clay,  and  formed  us  men  : 

And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 
Our  nobler,  and  our  meaner  frame  : 
What  lasting  honours  can  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ? 

4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  sojigs  ; 
High  as  tlie  heavens  our  voices  raise  ; 
And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongnes, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

S)  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command  ; 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 
Firm  as  thy  throne  thy  truth  will  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 


6.       L.    M. 

Invitation  to  Worship.     Ps.  c. 

1  Let  all  thy  realms,  O  earth  !  rejoice 
Before  the  Lord,  their  sovereign  King ! 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice, 
And  his  unrivalled  glories  sing. 

2  Assured  that  he  is  God  alone. 

From  whom  both  we  and  all  ])roceed  ; 
We,  whom  he  chooses  for  his  own, 
The  flock  that  he  vouchsafes  to  feed. 


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3  O  enter  then  his  temple  gate, 
Thence  to  his  courts  devoutly  press ; 
And  still  your  grateful  hymns  repeat, 
And  still  his  name  with  praises  bless ! 

4  For  he,  and  he  alone  is  good, 
His  mercy  is  for  ever  sure  ; 

His  truth,  which  always  firmly  stood, 
iTo  endless  ages  shall  endure. 


7.       L.    M. 

The  Christian  Sabbath. 

1  Again  our  weekly  labours  end, 
Whilst  we  religion's  call  attend  : 
Arise,  my  soul ;  enjoy  thy  rest. 
Improve  the  hour  that  God  has  blest. 

2  This  day  may  our  devotions  rise 
To  heaven  a  grateful  sacrifice  ; 

May  heaven  that  peace  divine  bestow. 
Which  none  but  they  who  feel  it,  know ! 

3  In  sacred  duties,  let  the  day. 
In  sacred  pleasures  pass  away  : 
How  sweet  this  day  of  rest  to  spend 
In  hope  of  that  which  ne'er  shall  end  ! 

4  This  holy  calm  within  the  breast. 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  endless  rest, 
Which  for  the  sons  of  God  remains, 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

5  O  may  w^e  share  a  glorious  part, 
When  grace  hath  well  refined  the  heart, 
And  doubts  and  fears  no  more  remain, 
To  break  our  inward  peace  again. 


Part  i.]  op  public  worship. 

6  Then  shall  we  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  we  desired,  or  wished,  below  ; 
And  every  power  find  sweet  employ, 
In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 

8.       C.    M. 

The  Sabbath  of  the  Soul. 

1  O  Father,  though  the  anxious  fear 

May  cloud  to-morrow's  way  ; 
Nor  fear,  nor  doubt,  shall  enter  here, — 
All  shall  be  thine  to-day. 

2  We  will  not  bring  divided  hearts 

To  worship  at  thy  shrine  ; 
But  each  unworthy  thought  departs, 
And  leaves  this  temple  thine. 

3  Then  sleep  to-day,  tormenting  cares, 

Of  earth  and  folly  born  ! 
Ye  shall  not  dim  the  light  that  streams 
From  this  celestial  morn. 

4  To-morrow  will  be  time  enough 

To  feel  your  harsh  control ; 
Ye  shall  not  violate  this  day, 
The  sabbath  of  the  soul. 

5  Sleep,  sleep,  for  ever,  guilty  thoughts, 

Let  fires  of  vengeance  die  ; 
And  purged  from  sin,  may  we  behold 
A  God  of  purity  ! 

9.       L.    M. 

The  Sacrifice  of  the  Heart. 
1  When,  as  returns  this  solemn  day, 
Man  comes  to  meet  his  Maker  God, 


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What  rites,   what  honours  shall  he  pay  ? 
How  spread  his  sovereign's  name  abroad  ? 

2  From  marble  domes  and  gilded  spires 
Shall  curling  clouds  of  incense  rise  ? 
And  gems,  and  gold,  and  garlands  deck 
The  costly  pomp  of  sacrifice  ? 

3  Vain,  sinful  man  !  creation's  lord 
Thy  golden  offerings  well  may  spare  ; 
But  give  thy  heart,  and  thou  shalt  find, 
Here  dwells  a  God  who  heareth  prayer. 

4  O  grant  us  in  this  awful  hour, 

From  earth  and  sin's  allurements  free, 
To  feel  thy  love,  to  own  thy  power, 
And  raise  each  raptured  thought  to  thee. 


10.       C.    M. 

The  acceptable  Offering.      Micah  vi.  6—8. 

1  Wherewith  shall  we  approach  thee.  Lord  ! 

And  bow  before  thy  throne  ? 
Or  how  procure  thy  kind  regard. 
And  for  our  guilt  atone  ? 

2  Shall  altars  flame,  and  victims  bleed, 

And  spicy  fumes  ascend  ? 
Will  these  our  earnest  wish  succeed, 
And  make  our  God  our  friend  ? 

3  Let  no  such  hopes  our  souls  delude  ; 

Such  pompous  rites  are  vain  ; 
But  God  has  shown  us  what  is  good, 
y\nd  hov/  his  love  to  gain. 


Part  i.]  of  public  worship. 

4  To  men  their  rights  we  must  allow, 

And  proofs  of  kindness  give  ; 
To  God  with  humble  reverence  bow, 
And  to  his  glory  live. 

5  Hands  that  are  clean,  and  hearts  sincere, 

He  never  will  despise  ; 
And  cheerful  duty  will  prefer 
To  costly  sacrifice. 

11.       CM. 

The  accepted  Worshipper.     Ps.  xv. 

1  Lord,  who  's  the  happy  man  that  may 

To  thy  blest  courts  repair ; 
And  while  he  bows  before  thy  throne, 
Shall  find  acceptance  there  ? 

2  'T  is  he,  whose  every  thought  and  deed 

By  rules  of  virtue  moves  ; 
Whose  tongue  disdains  to  speak  the  word. 
His  honest  heart  disproves  : 

3  Who  never  will  a  slander  forge, 

His  neighbour's  fame  to  wound  ; 
Nor  hearken  to  a  false  report, 
By  malice  whispered  round  : 

4  Who  vice,  tho'  dressed  in  pomp  and  power, 

Can  treat  with  just  neglect  ; 
And  piety,  though  meanly  clad, 
Religiously  respect : 

5  Who  to  his  pliglited  vows  and  trust 

Has  ever  firmly  stood  ; 
And  though  he  promise  to  his  loss, 
He  makes  his  promise  good. 


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6  The  man,  who  by  this  steady  course 
Has  happiness  insured, 
When  earth's  foundations  shake,  shall  stand 
By  providence  secured. 

12.       H.    M. 

Delight  in  Public  Worship.     Ps.  Ixxxiv. 

1  Lord  of  the  worlds  above, 
How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 
Thine  earthly  temples  are ! 

To  thine  abode 
My  heart  aspires, 
With  warm  desires 
To  see  my  God. 

2  O  happy  souls  that  pray 
Where  God  appoints  to  hear ! 
O  happy  men  that  pay 
Their  constant  service  there  ! 

They  praise  thee  still; 
And  happy  they 
Who  love  the  way 
To  Zion's  hill. 

3  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
Till  each  arrives  at  length. 

Till  each  in  heaven  appears : 
O  glorious  seat, 
When  God  our  King 
Shall  thither  bring 
Our  willing  feet ! 


Part  i.]  of  public  worship. 

13.  L.    M. 

Delight  in  Public  Worship.     Ps.  Ixxxiv. 

1  What  sacred  joy  thy  house  attends, 
When  the  whole  heart  to  heaven  ascends ; 
One  day  thus  spent  with  thee  on  earth, 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth. 

2  While  we  can  have  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace, 
We  would  not  absent  from  thee  live, 
For  all  a  tempting  world  can  give. 

3  Blest  are  the  spirits  round  thy  throne, 
Who  know  thee,  as  tliemselves  are  known  : 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 

And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love. 

4  Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
In  earthly  temples  of  thy  grace  : 
Here  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays. 
Inquire  thy  will,  and  learn  to  praise. 

5  O  may  we  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length, 
Till  all  before  thy  face  appear, 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

14.  C.    M. 

Sincere  Worship  alone  acceptable. 

1  O  THOU  !  whose  all-discerning  eye 
Explores  the  inmost  mind  ; 
In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cry, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 


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2  Nothing  but  truth  before  thy  throne 

With  honor  can  appear  ; 
The  formal  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bended  knees  the  ground  ; 
Thou  wilt  abhor  the  sacrifice, 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  O  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  m'y  ways. 

And  make  my  soul  sincere  ; 
Then  may  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

15.       L*    M, 

Divine  Light  and  Guidance  implored. 

1  O  Source  of  uncreated  light ! 

By  whom  the  worlds  were  raised  from  nighty 
Come,  visit  every  pious  mind  j 
Come,  pour  thy  joys  on  human  kind. 

3  Plenteous  in  grace,  descend  from  high, 
Rich  in  thy  matchless  energy  : 
From  sin  and  sorrow  set  us  free, 
And  make  us  temples  worthy  thee. 

3  Cleanse  and  refine  our  earthly  parts, 
Inflame  and  sanctify  our  hearts. 
Our  frailties  help,  our  vice  control, 
Submit  the  senses  to  the  soul. 

4  Thrice  holy  fount  1  thrice  holy  fire ! 
Our  hearts  with  heavenly  love  inspire ; 
Make  us  eternal  truths  receive, 

Aid  us  to  live  as  we  believe. 


Part  i.]         of  public  worship. 

5  Chase  from  our  path  each  noxious  foe, 
And  peace,  the  truit  of  love,  bestow; 
And  lest  our  feet  from  wisdom  stray, 
Be  thou  the  guardian  of  our  way. 

16.      7s     M. 
Humble  Adoration. 

1  Heavenly  Father  !  Sovereign  Lord ! 
Be  thy  glorious  name  adored  ! 
Lord,  thy  mercies  never  fail ; 

Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 

2  Though  unworthy,  let  thine  ear 
Now  our  humble  homage  hear, 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring. 
When  around  thy  throne  we  sing. 

3  While  on  earth  ordained  to  stay, 
Guide  our  footsteps  in  thy  way, 
Till  we  come  to  reign  with  thee, 
And  thy  glorious  greatness  see. 

4  Then  with  angel-harps  again 
We  will  wake  a  nobler  strain, 
There  in  joyful  songs  of  praise, 
Our  triumphant  voices  raise. 

5  There  no  tongue  shall  silent  be, 
All  shall  join  in  harmony ; 

That  through  heaven's  all-spacious  round, 
Praise  to  Ihee  may  ceaseless  sound. 


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17.       C.    M. 

A  Lord's  day  H3nnn. 

1  This  is  the  day  the  Lord  of  life 

Ascended  to  the  skies  ! 
My  thoughts,  pursue  the  lofty  theme, 
And  to  the  heavens  arise. 

2  Let  no  vain  cares  divert  my  mind 

From  this  celestial  road  ; 
Nor  all  the  honours  of  the  earth 
Detain  my  soul  from  God. 

3  Think  of  the  splendors  of  that  place, 

The  joys  that  are  on  high  ; 
Nor  meanly  rest  contented  here, 
With  vi^orlds  beneath  the  sky. 

4  Heaven  is  the  birth-place  of  the  saints ; 

Thither  at  length  they  tend ; 
Th'  Almighty  owns  his  favorite  race. 
Their  Father  and  their  Friend. 

5  O  may  these  tender  titles  prove 

My  com.fort  and  defence. 
When  the  sick  couch  shall  be  my  lot, 
And  death  shall  call  me  hence. 


18.       C.    M. 

Worship  of  the  God  of  Holiness.    Ps.  v. 

1  Lord  !  in  the  morning  thou  shall  hear 
My  voice  ascending  high  ; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer. 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye. 


Part  i.]         of  public  worship. 

2  Then  to  thine  house  will  I  resort; 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there  ; 
I  will  frequent  thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight, 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand  ; 

Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  thy  delight, 

Nor  dwell  at  thy  right  hand. 

4  But  they  who  love  and  fear  thy  name, 

Shall  see  their  ho})es  fulfilled  ; 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
With  favor,  as  a  shield. 

5  O  may  thy  spirit  guide  my  feet 

In  ways  of  truth  and  grace  ! 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight, 
And  plain  before  my  face. 

19.       S.    M. 

Hymn  for  the  Lord's  day.     Ps.  cxviii. 

1  We  hail  the  glorious  day, 

With  thankful  heart  and  voice, 
Which  chased  each  painful  doubt  away, 
And  bade  the  church  rejoice, 

2  The  work,  O  Lord,  is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes  ; 
This  day  proclaims  it  all  divine — 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

3  Since  he  hath  left  the  grave, 

His  promises  are  true  ; 
And  each  exalted  hope  he  gave, 
Confirmed  of  God  we  view. 


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4  O  come  the  happy  hour 

When  all  the  earth  shall  own 
Thy  Son,  O  God  !  declared  with  power, 
And  worship  at  thy  throne. 

5  That  we  possess  thy  word, 

Which  all  this  grace  displays, 
Accept,  thou  Father  of  our  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

20.       C.    M. 

The  Lord^s  day  Morning. 

1  Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindling  ray  ; 

Unseals  the  eyelids  of  the  morn, 

And  pours  increasing  day. 

2  O  what  a  night  was  that  which  wrapt 

The  heathen  world  in  gloom ! 
O  what  a  sun,  which  broke  this  day, 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb ! 

3  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

4  Ten  thousand  differing  lips  shall  join 

To  hiul  this  welcome  morn; 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 
To  nations  yet  unborn. 

5  Jesus,  the  friend  of  human  kind. 

Was  crucified  and  slain  ; 
Behold,  the  tomb  its  prey  restores! 
Behold,  he  lives  again  ! 


Part  i.]         of  public  worship. 
21.       7s    M. 

Engagedness  in  Devotion. 

1  Lord,  before  thy  presence  comej 
Bow  we  down  with  holy  fear  ; 
Call  our  erring  footsteps  home, 
Let  us  feel  that  thou  art  near. 

2  From  thy  high  and  holy  place, 
Where  thou  dost  in  glory  reign. 
Thou,  in  condescending  gra':e, 
Deign'st  to  hear  the  sons  of  men. 

3  Wandering  thoughts  and  languid  powers, 
Come  not  where  devotion  kneels ; 

Let  the  soul  expand  her  stores, 
Glowing  with  the  joy  she  feels. 

4  At  the  portals  of  thine  house. 
We  resign  our  earth-born  cares  : 
Nobler  thoughts  our  souls  engross, 
Songs  of  praise  and  fervent  prayers. 

6  Hapless  men,  whose  footsteps  stray 
From  the  temples  of  the  Lord  ! 
Teach  them  wisdom's  heavenly  way; 
To  their  feet  thy  light  afford. 

6  Now  begin  the  glorious  song, 
Theme  of  wonder,  love,  and  joy ; 
Angels !  the  glad  notes  prolong ; 
Seraphs  !  't  is  your  blest  employ. 


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22.      8  &  7s  M. 

Surrounding  the  Mercy-seat. 

1  Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating. 
Sordid  hopes  and  vain  desires, 
Here,  our  willing  footsteps  meeting, 
Every  heart  to  heaven  aspires. 
From  the  Fount  of  glory  beaming, 
Light  celestial  cheers  our  eyes  ; 
Mercy  from  above  proclaiming, 
Peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies. 

2  Who  may  share  this  great  salvation  ? 
Every  pure  and  humble  mind  ; 
Every  kindred,  tongue,  and  nation, 
From  the  dross  of  guilt  refined  ; 
Blessings  all  around  bestowing, 
God  withholds  his  care  from  none; 
Grace  and  mercy  ever  flowing 
From  the  fountain  of  his  throne. 

3  Every  stain  of  guilt  confessing, 
Deed  unrighteous,  thought  of  sin, 
Seize,  O  seize  the  proffered  blessing, 
Grace  from  God  and  peace  within. 
Lord !  with  favour  still  attend  us, 
Bless  us  with  thy  wondrous  love  ; 
Thou,  our  sun  and  shield,  defend  us : 
All  our  hope  is  from  above. 

23.     s.  M. 

Invitation  to  the  House  of  God. 
1  •  Come  to  the  house  of  Prayer, 
O  thou  afflicted,  come ; 
The  God  of  peace  shall  meet  thee  there, 
He  makes  tliat  house  his  home. 


Part  i.]         of  public  worship, 

2  Come  to  the  lioiise  of  Praise, 

Ye  who  are  happy  now  ; 
In  sweet  accord  your  voices  raise, 
In  kindred  homage  bow. 

3  Ye  aged,  hither  come. 

For  ye  have  felt  his  love  ; 
Soon  shall  your  trembling  tongues  be  dumb, 
Your  lips  forget  to  move. 

4  Ye  young,  before  his  throne, 

Come,  bow  ;  your  voices  raise ; 
Let  not  your  hearts  his  praise  disown, 
Who  gives  the  power  to  praise  ? 

5  Thou,  whose  benignant  eye 

In  mercy  looks  on  all  ; 
Who  see' St  the  tear  of  misery. 
And  hear'st  the  mourner's  call; 

6  Up  to  thy  dwelling-place 

Bear  our  frail  spirits  on. 
Till  they  outstrip  time's  tardy  pace, 
And  heaven  on  earth  be  won. 

24.     s.  M. 

Simplicity  of  Christian  Worship.    Ps,  xlviii, 

1  Great  is  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great  ; 
He  makes  the  church  his  blest  abode^ 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  Let  strangers  walk  around 

The  city  where  we  dwell  ; 
Compass  and  view  the  holy  ground 
And  mark  the  building  well ; 


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3  The  order  of  tliine  house, 

The  worship  of  thy  court, 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows, 
And  all  its  grace  report. 

4  How  decent  and  how  wise ! 

How  glorious  to  behold ! 
Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  e'yes, 
Or  rites  adorned  with  gold, 

5  The  God  we  worship  now, 

Will  guide  us  till  we  die, 
Our  guardian  God  while  here  below, 
Ours  through  eternity. 

25.       L.    M. 

The  Presence  of  God  in  his  House. 

1  Lo,  God  is  here !  let  us  adore, 
And  humbly  bow  before  his  face : 
Let  all  within  us  feel  his  power, 
Let  all  within  us  seek  his  grace. 

2  Lo,  God  is  here  !  him  day  and  night 
United  choirs  of  angels  sing  : 

To  him,  enthroned  above  all  height, 
Heaven's  host  their  noblest  homage  bring, 

3  Being  of  beings !  may  our  praise 

Thy  courts  with  grateful  fragrance  fill  : 
Still  may  we  stand  before  thy  face. 
Still  hear  and  do  thy  sovereign  will. 

4  Ruler  of  all,  below,  above ! 

Man's  noblest  work  is  serving  thee  i 
Thy  spirit  o'er  our  hearts  shall  move. 
And  tune  them  all  to  harmony. 


Part  i.]         of  public  \voiij5Hip. 

26.       L.    M. 

"  There  remainelli  a  rest  to  the  people  of  God."    Heb.  iv.  9. 

1  Lord  of  the  sabbath  !  hear  our  vows, 
On  this  thy  day,  in  this  thy  house ; 
And  own  as  grateful  sacrihce, 

The  songs  which  from  thy  temples  rise. 

2  Thine  earthly  sabbaths,  Lord  !  we  love ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above  ; 

Thy  servants  to  that  rest  aspire, 
With  ardent  hope  and  strong  desire. 

3  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 

Nor  sin,  nor  death,  shall  reach  the  place ; 
No  sighs  shall  mingle  with  the  songs, 
That  dwell  Li])on  immortal  tongues. 

4  No  gloomy  cares  shall  there  annoy ; 
No  conscious  guilt  disturb  our  joy ; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun, 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

6  When  shall  that  glorious  day  begin, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  death  or  sin  ? 
Whose  sun  shall  never  more  decline, 
But  with  unfadinor  lustre  shine ! 


PART  II. 


OF  GENERAL  PRAISE,  THANKSGIVING,  AND 
PRAYER. 


27.      H.    M. 

Grateful  Praise.    Ps.  cxlviii. 

1  To  your  creator  God, 
Your  great  preserver,  raise, 
Ye  creatures  of  his  hand, 
Your  highest  notes  of  praise  : 

Let  every  voice 
Proclaim  his  power, 
His  name  adore, 
And  loud  rejoice. 

2  Thou  source  of  light  and  heat, 
Bright  sovereign  of  the  day, 
Dispensing  blessings  round, 
With  all-diffusive  ray ; 

From  morn  to  night 
With  '?very  beam 
Record  nis  name, 
Who  made  thee  bright. 

3  Fair  regent  of  the  night, 
With  all  thy  starry  train, 
Which  rise  in  silent  hosts, 
To  guild  the  azure  plain  ; 


Part  II.]      thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

With  countless  rays 
Declare  his  name, 
Prolong  the  theme, 
Reflect  his  praise. 

4  Let  all  the  creatures  join. 
To  celebrate  his  name, 
And  all  their  various  powers 
Assist  the  exalted  theme. 

Let  nature  raise 
From  every  tongue, 
A  general  song 
Of  grateful  praise. 

5  But  oh  !  from  human  tongues 
Should  nobler  praises  flow ; 
And  every  thankful  heart. 
With  warm  devotion  glow  : 

Your  voices  raise, 
Ye  highly  blest. 
Above  the  rest 
Declare  his  praise. 


28.     c.   M- 

The  God  of  Nature  invoked. 

1  Hail,  great  Creator,  wise  and  good ; 

To  thee  our  songs  we  raise : 
Nature,  through  all  her  various  scenes, 
Invites  us  to  thy  praise. 

2  At  morning,  noon,  and  evening  mild, 

Fresh  wonders  strike  our  view  ; 
And  while  we  gaze,  our  hearts  exult 
AVith  transports  rvor  n^w. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT   U. 

3  Thy  glory  beams  in  every  star 

Which  gilds  the  gloom  of  night ; 
And  decks  the  smiling  face  of  morn 
With  rays  of  cheerful  light. 

4  The  lofty  hill,  the  humble  vate, 

With  countless  beauties  shine ; 
The  silent  grove,  the  awful  shadC; 
Proclaim  thy  power  divine. 

5  Great  nature's  God !  still  may  these  scenes 

Our  serious  hours  engage  ; 
Still  may  our  grateful  hearts  consult 
Thy  works'  instructive  page  ! 

6  And  while,  in  all  thy  wondrous  works, 

Thy  varied  love  we  see ! 
Still  may  the  contemplation  lead 
Our  hearts,  O  God !  to  thee. 

29.     c.  M. 

Devout  Contemplation  of  Creation. 

1  Look  round,  O  man  !  survey  this  globe  : 

Speak  of  creating  power  ; 
See  nature  gives  a  different  robe 
To  every  herb  and  flower. 

2  See  various  beings  fill  the  air, 

And  people  earth  and  sea ; 
What  grateful  changes  form  the  year ! 
How  constant  night  and  day ! 

3  Next  raise  thine  eye ;  th'  expanse  above 

A  power  unbounded  shows ; 
See  round  the  sun  the  planets  move, 
And  various  worlds  compose. 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

4  Then  turn  into  thyself,  O  man ! 

With  wonder  view  thy  soul ; 
Confess  his  power  who  laid  each  plan, 
And  still  directs  the  whole. 

6  And  let  obedience  to  his  laws 
Thy  gratitude  proclaim, 
To  him,  the  first  Almighty  cause, 
Jehovah  is  his  name. 

30.      L-    M. 

Universal  Praise, 

1  Celestial  worlds !  your  Maker's  name 
Resound  through  every  shining  coast : 
Our  God  a  nobler  praise  will  claim, 
Where  he  unfolds  his  glories  most. 

2  Stupendous  globe  of  flaming  day ! 
Praise  him  in  thy  sublime  career ; 
He  struck  from  night  thy  peerless  ray. 
Gave  thee  thy  path,  and  guides  thee  there. 

[3  Ye  starry  lamps,  to  whom  't  is  given 
Night's  sable  horrors  to  illume, 
Praise  him  who  hung  you  high  in  heaven, 
With  vivid  fires  to  gild  the  gloom. 

'4  Lightnings,  that  round  th'  Eternal  play ! 
Thunders,  that  from  his  arm  are  hurled ! 
The  grandeur  of  your  God  convey, 
Blazing,  or  bursting  on  the  world. 

5  From  clime  to  clime,  from  shore  to  shore, 
Be  the  almighty  God  adored  : 

He  made  the  nations  by  his  power. 
And  rules  them  with  his  sovereign  word 


OF    GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

6  At  once  let  nature's  ample  round 
To  God  the  va^  thanksgiving  raise  : 
His  high  perfection  knows  no  bound 
But  fills  immensity  of  space. 

31.       C.    M. 

Praise,  the  peculiar  Duty  of  Man. 

1  Lord  of  the  world's  majestic  frame  ! 

Stupendous  are  thy  ways  ; 
Thy  various  works  declare  thy  name, 
And  all  resound  thy  praise. 

2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power, 

Whose  motions  speak  thy  skill  ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  every  hour, 
We  read  thy  glory  still. 

3  And  while  these  radiant  globes  of  light, 

That  shine  from  pole  to  pole. 
In  silent  harmony  unite 
To  praise  thee  as  they  roll. 

4  Oh  !  shall  not  we  of  human  race. 

The  glorious  concert  join  ? 
Shall  not  the  children  of  thy  grace 
Attempt  the  theme  divine  ? 

5  Not  all  the  feeble  notes  of  time 

Can  show  forth  God's  high  praise  : 
Nor  all  the  noblest  strains  sublime 
That  earth  or  heaven  can  raise. 

6  Yet  this  shall  be  our  best  employ, 

Through  life's  uncertain  days  : 
Till  in  the  realms  of  boundless  joy, 
We  join  in  loftier  praise. 


Part  ii.]    thanksgiving  and  fraycr. 
32.      P.    M. 

Praise  from  the  Creation. 

1  My  soul,  praise  the  Lord, 

Speak  good  of  his  name  ! 
His  mercies  record, 

His  bounties  proclaim  : 
To  God,  their  creator, 

Let  all  creatures  raise 
The  song  of  thanksgiving, 

The  chorus  of  praise  ! 

2  Though,  hid  from  man's  sight, 

God  sits  on  his  throne, 
Yet  here  by  his  works 

Their  author  is  known : 
The  world  shines  a  mirror 

Its  maker  to  show, 
And  heaven  viev>'s  its  image 

Reflected  below. 

3  Those  agents  of  power, 

Fire,  water,  earth,  sky, 
Attest  the  dread  might 

Of  God  the  most  high  : 
Who  rides  on  the  whirlwind, 

While  clouds  veil  his  form  ; 
Who  smiles  in  the  sunbeam, 

Or  frowns  in  the  storm. 

4  By  knowledge  supreme, 

By  wisdom  divine, 
God  governs  this  earth 
With  gracious  design  ; 


OP  GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

O'er  beast,  bird,  and  insect, 

His  providence  reigns, 
Whose  will  first  created, 

Whose  love  still  sustains. 

5  And  man,  his  last  work, 

With  reason  endued, 
Who,  falling  through  sin, 

By  grace  is  renewed ; 
To  God,  his  creator. 

Let  man  ever  raise 
The  song  of  thanksgiving. 

The  chorus  of  praise  1 

33.       L.    M. 

Praise  from  the  Works  of  God. 

1  Greatest  of  beings  !  source  of  life, 
Sovereign  of  air,  and  earth,  and  sea ! 
All  nature  feels  thy  power,  and  all 
A  silent  homage  pays  to  thee. 

2  Waked  by  thy  hand,  the  morning  sun 
Pours  forth  to  thee  its  earlier  rays. 
And  spreads  thy  glories  as  it  climbs ; 
While  raptured  worlds  look  up  and  praise. 

3  The  moon  to  the  deep  shades  of  night ; 
Speaks  the  mild  lustre  of  thy  name  ; 
While  all  the  stars  that  cheer  the  scene 
Thee,  the  great  Lord  of  light  proclaim. 

4  And  groves,  and  vales,  and  rocks  and  hills, 
And  every  flower,  and  every  tree, 

Ten  thousand  creatures  warm  with  life. 
Have  each  a  gratefiil  song  for  thee. 


Part  II.]     tiianksgivixg  an'd  pr'ayer. 

5  But  man  was  formed  to  rise  to  heaven  : 
And  blest  with  reason's  clearer  light, 
He  views  his  JNIakcr  through  his  works, 
And  glows  with  rapture  at  the  sight. 

6  Nor  ca»  the  thousand  songs  that  rise^ 
Whether  from  air,  or  earth,  or  sea, 
So  well  repeat  Jehovah's  praise, 

Or  raise  such  sacred  harmony. 

34.       L.    M. 

God  adored  for  his  Goodness.     Ps.  cvii.  31. 

1  With  grateful  joy,  O  man  !  record 
The  various  wonders  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  let  his  power  and  goodness  sound, 
Through  all  your  tribes,  the  earth  around. 

"2  Lo !  the  high  heavens  your  songs  invite, 
Those  spacious  fields  of  brilliant  light : 
Where  sun,  and  moon,  and  planets  roll. 
And  stars,  that  glow  from  pole  to  pole. 

3  Sing  earth,  in  verdant  robes  arrayed. 

Its  herbs  and  flowers,  its  fruits  and  shade, 
Peopled  with  life  its  regions  wide, 
Life,  from  its  plenteous  stores  ^supplied. 

4  View  the  broad  sea's  majestic  plain, 
And  sing  its  Maker's  boundless  reign  : 
That  band  remotest  nations  joins. 
And  on  each  wave  his  goodness  shines. 

5  But  O  !  that  brighter  world  above. 
Where  lives  and  reigns  eternal  love  ! 
Thither,  my  soul !  with  rapture  soar, 
There  in  the  land  of  praise  adore. 


OF   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

35.        6  1    C.     M. 

Hymn  of  universal  Praise.    Ps,  cxlviii. 

1  With  grateful  heart  and  cheerful  tongue 
To  God  we  raise  the  sacred  song, 

And  praise  the  almighty  name  ! 
Lo !  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies. 
In  one  harmonious  concert  rise, 

To  swell  the  inspiring  theme ! 

2  Ye  angels,  catch  the  joyful  sound, 
And  as  ye  wait  his  throne  around, 

His  wondrous  goodness  sing  ! 
Let  the  full  choir  of  saints  above 
Join  the  glad  strain  of  grateful  love, 

And  strike  th'  according  string  ! 

3  Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  his  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds  proclaim  your  maker,  God  ! 

Ye  thunders,  speak  his  power ! 
Lo !  on  the  lightning's  gleamy  wing 
Li  triumph  rides  the  eternal  King  ; 

The  astonished  worlds  adore. 

4  Ye  deeps,  who^  roaring  billows  rise 
To  join  the  thunders  of  the  skies. 

Praise  him  who  bids  you  roll ; 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul. 

^5  Wake,  all  ye  soaring  throng  and  sing ! 
Ye  cheerful  warblers  of  the  spring, 
Melodious  anthems  raise  ! 


Part  ii]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

To  liim  who  shaped  your  finer  mould, 
Who  tipped  your  glittering  wings  with  gold, 
'And  tuned  your  voice  to  praise. 

6  Let  man,  with  nobler  reason  fraught, 
The  feeling  heart,  the  glowing  thought, 

In  God's  high  praise  employ  ! 
Spread  the  creator's  name  around. 
Till  heaven's  wide  arch  repeat  the  sound, 

The  general  burst  of  joy  ! 

36.        L.    M. 

Praise  to  the  Lord  of  Nature. 

1  O  THOU  !  through  all  thy  works  adored, 
Great  power  supreme,  almighty  Lord  1 
Author  of  life,  whose  sovereign  sway 
Creatures  of  every  tribe  obey  ! 

2  To  thee,  most  high,  to  thee  belong 
The  suppliant  prayer,  the  joyful  song  ; 
To  thee  we  will  attune  our  voice, 
And  in  thy  wondrous  works  rejoice. 

3  Planets,  those  w^andering  w^orlds  above, 
Guided  by  thee,  incessant  move  ; 
Suns,  kindled  by  a  ray  divine, 

In  honour  of  their  maker  shine. 

4  From  thee  proceed  heaven^s  varied  store, 
The  changing  wind,  the  fruitful  shower, 
The  flying  cloud,  the  coloured  bow, 
The  moulded  hail,  the  feathered  snow : 

5  Tempests  obey  thy  mighty  will; 
I     Thine  awful  mandate  to  fulfil, 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT   II. 

The  forked  lightnings  dart  around, 
And  rive  the  oak,  and  blast  the  ground. 

6  Yet  pleased  to  bless,  kind  to  supply, 
Thy  hand  supports  thy  family, 
And  fosters,  with  a  parent's  care, 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  sea,  and  air. 

37.     c.  M. 

God's  Power  seen  in  the  Elements. 

1  Thou  unseen  Power,  arrayed  in  might, 

The  winds  obey  thy  will ; 
God  speaks,  and  in  the  heavenly  height 
The  rolling  sun  stands  still. 

2  Rebel,  ye  waves !  and  o'er  the  land 

With  threatening  aspect  roar  ; 
The  Lord  uplifts  his  awful  hand 
And  chains  you  to  the  shore. 

3  Howl,  winds  of  night !  your  force  combine  ; 

Without  his  high  behest, 
Ye  shall  not  in  the  mountain  pine 
Disturb  the  sparrow's  nest. 

4  His  voice  sublime  is  heard  afar, 

In  distant  peals  it  dies ; 
He  yokes  the  whirlwind  to  his  car. 
And  sweeps  the  howling  skies. 

5  Ye  nations  !  bend,  in  reverence  bend  ; 

Ye  monarchs  !  wait  his  nod. 
And  bid  the  choral  song  ascend 
To  celebrate  the  God ! 


PaET  II.]   THANKSGIVING  ANB  PRAYER. 

38.    L.  M. 

Divine  Majesty  and  Goodness  in  the  Elements.    Ps.  civ. 

1  Awake,  my  soul,  to  hymns  of  praise, 
To  God  the  song  of  triumph  raise  j 
Adorned  with  majesty  divine, 
What  pomp,  what  glory,  Lord,  are  thine ! 

3  Light  forms  his  robe,  and  round  his  head 
The  heavens  their  ample  curtain  spread ; 
See  on  the  wind's  expanded  wings 
The  chariot  of  the  King  of  kings  ! 

3  Around  him  ranged  in  awful  state, 
Dark  silent  storms  attentive  wait  ; 
And  thunders,  ready  to  fulfil 

The  mandates  of  his  sovereign  will. 

4  From  earth's  low  margin  to  the  skies 
He  bids  the  dusky  vapours  rise  ! 
Then  from  his  magazines  on  high, 
Commands  th'  imprisoned  winds  to  fly. 

6  The  lightning's  pallid  sheet  expands, 
And  showers  descend  on  furrowed  lands ; 
While  down  the  mountain's  channelled  side 
The  torrent  rolls  in  swelling  pride ; 

6  Till  spent  its  wild,  impetuous  force, 
And  settled  in  its  destined  course, 
It  waters  all  the  fruitful  plains, 
And  life  in  various  forms  sustains. 

7  Thus  clouds,  and  storms,  and  fires  obey 
Thy  wise  and  all-controlling  sway  ; 
And  while  thy  terrors  round  us  stand, 
We  see  a  father's  bounteous  hand. 


OF   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

39.        C.    M. 

Providence  kind  and  bountiful.    Ps.  cxlr. 

1  O  God  1  while  nature  speaks  thy  praise 

With  all  her  numerous  tongues ; 
Thy  saints  shall  tune  diviner  lays, 
And  love  inspire  their  songs. 

2  Thy  sovereign  bounty  freely  gives 

Its  unexhausted  store, 
And  universal  nature  lives 
On  thy  sustaining  power. 

3  Wisdom,  and  might,  and  goodness,  Lord  1 

Which  through  thy  works  appear, 
Should  chiefly,  grateful  man,  record^ 
Man,  thy  distinguished  care. 

4  From  thee  the  breath  of  life  he  drew, 

That  breath  thy  power  maintains ; 
Thy  tender  mercy,  ever  new, 
His  brittle  frame  sustains. 

5  Yet  nobler  favours  claim  his  praise^ 

Of  reason's  light  possest ; 
By  revelation's  brighter  rays 
Still  more  divinely  blest. 

6  Let  then  thy  praise,  delightful  theme  ! 

Engross  my  heart  and  tongue  ; 
And  all  creation  bless  thy  name, 
In  one  eternal  song. 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 
40.      L.   M. 

Man's  Dependance  upon  God. 

1  Great  cause  of  all  things  !  source  of  life, 
Sovereign  of  air,  of  earth,  and  sea ! 

All  nature  owns  thy  power  ;  but  man 
A  grateful  tribute  pays  to  thee. 

2  Subject  to  wants,  to  thee  he  looks, 
And  from  thy  goodness  seeks  supplies  ; 
And  when  opprest  with  guilt  he  mourns, 
Thy  mercy  lifts  him  to  the  skies. 

3  Children,  whose  little  minds,  unformed, 
Ne'er  raised  a  tender  thought  to  heaven  ; 
And  men,  whom  reason  lifts  to  God, 
Though  oft  by  passion  downward  driven  ; 

4  Those  too  who  bend  v/ith  age  and  care, 
And  faint  and  tremble  near  the  tomb  ; 
Who,  sickening  at  the  present  scenes, 
Sigh  for  that  better  state  to  come  : 

5  All,  great  Creator  !  all  are  thine  ; 
All  feel  thy  providential  care  ; 

And  through  each  varying  scene  of  life 
Alike  thy  constant  pity  share. 

6  And  whether  grief  oppress  the  heart; 
Or  whether  joy  elate  the  breast  ; 

Or  life  still  keep  its  varying  course. 
Or  death  invite  the  heart  to  rest : 

7  All  are  thy  mesf?engcrs,  and  all 
Thy  sacred  j^leasuro.  Lord,  obey  : 
And  all  arc  training  man  to  dwell 
?^r>nrer  to  l^lis^:.  nnd  nrnrpr  thee. 


OP    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

41.        L.     M. 

The  Divine  Sovereignty  acknowledged.    Ps.  Ixxxix, 

1  What  seraph  of  celestial  birth 

To  vie  with  thee,  Most  High !  shall  dare ! 
Or  who  among  the  gods  of  earth 
Can  with  th'  eternal  One  compare  ? 

2  In  thee  the  sovereign  right  remains 

Of  earth  and  heaven  ;  thee,  Lord,  alone, 
The  world  and  all  that  it  contains, 
Their  Maker  and  Preserver  own. 

3  Happy,  thrice  happy  they,  who  hear 
The  sacred  trumpet's  joyful  sound  ; 
And  who  within  thy  gates  appear. 

With  God's  most  glorious  presence  crowned. 

4  For  thy  stupendous  truth  and  love. 
Both  heaven  and  earth  just  honours  owe, 
By  choirs  of  angels  sung  above, 

And  by  assembled  saints  below. 


42.       L.   M. 
Praise  to  the  Divine  Beneficence, 

1  God  of  the  universe,  whose  hand 
Hath  filled  with  suns  the  fields  of  space, 
Round  which,  obeying  thy  command, 
The  peopled  worlds  fulfil  their  race ; 

2  How  vast  the  region  where  thy  hand 
Existence,  form,  and  order  gives  ; 
Pleased  the  wide  cup  with  joy  to  fill 
For  all  that  grows,  and  feels,  and  lives. 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

3  Lord,  while  we  thank  thee,  let  us  learn 
Beneficence  to  all  below  ; 

Those  praise  thee  best,  whose  bosoms  burn 
To  spread  the  gifts  from  thee  that  flow. 

4  So  at  the  awful  hour  of  change, 

Our  frames  the  bonds  of  death  shall  tear, 
Through  the  whole  starry  vast  to  range, 
Thy  bounty  to  admire  and  share. 

43.      L.    M. 

God  exalted  above  all  Praise. 

1  Eternal  Power  !  whose  high  abode 
Becomes  the  majesty  of  God  ; 
Infinite  lengths  beyond  the  bounds 
Where  stars  revolve  their  little  rounds  ! 

.lis  Far  in  the  depths  of  space,  thy  throne 
*i|     Burns  with  a  lustre  all  its  own  ; 

There  is  thy  face  unveiled,  and  there 

The  glories  of  the  God  appear. 

3  What  then  shall  earth  and  frailty  do  ? 
vl     Yet  we  would  sing  thy  praises  too  ; 
From  sin  and  dust  to  thee  we  cry, 
I     The  Great,  the  Holy,  and  the  High  ! 

'A  What  of  thyself  in  nature  shines, 
I     Thy  word  reveals  in  clearer  lines  ; 
Yet  still  thy  greatness  leaves  the  mind 
With  all  its  soaring  thoughts  behind. 

1 5  Thou  art  in  heaven  and  man  below  ; 
What  glory  can  our  praise  bestow  ? 
A  sacred  reverence  checks  our  songs, 
And  prai.^e  sits  silent  on  our  tonsfues. 


O^  GENlERAL    PRATSE,  [pART  IK 

44.  7S     M. 

The  Perfections  and  Providence  of  God.    Ps.  cxxxvi. 

1  Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  he  is  kind, 
For  his  mercies  shall  endure 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

2  Let  us  sound  his  name  abroad, 
For  of  gods  he  is  the  God, 
Who  by  wisdom  did  create 
Heaven's  expanse  and  all  its  state  : 

3  Did  the  solid  earth  ordain 
How  to  rise  above  the  main  : 
Who  by  his  commanding  might. 
Filled  the  new-made  world  with  light : 

4  Caused  the  golden-tressed  sun, 
All  the  day  his  course  to  run  ; 
And  the  moon  to  shine  by  night, 
'Mid  her  spangled  sisters  bright. 

5  All  his  creatures  God  does  feed, 
His  full  hand  supplies  their  need ; 
Let  us  therefore  warble  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth. 

6  He  his  mansion  hath  on  high, 
'Bove  the  reach  of  mortal  eye  ; 
And  his  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

45.  7s    M. 

The  Harmony  of  Praise. 
1  Thou  who  dwell' st  enthroned  above  ! 
Thou,  in  whom  we  live  and  move ! 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prater. 

Thou  who  art  most  great,  most  high ! 
God  from  all  eternity  ! 

2  O  how  sweet,  how  excellent, 

'Tis  when  tongue  and  heart  consent, 
Grateful  hearts,  and  joyful  tongues, 
Hymning  thee  in  tuneful  songs  ! 

3  When  the  morning  pamts  the  skies, 
When  the  stars  of  evening  rise, 
We  thy  praises  will  record, 
Sovereign  Ruler,  mighty  Lord  ! 

4  Decks  the  spring  with  flowers  the  field  ? 
Harvest  rich  doth  autumn  yield  ? 
Giver  of  all  good  below^  ! 

Lord,  from  thee  these  blessings  flow. 

5  Sovereign  Ruler  !  mighty  Lord  ! 
We  thy  praises  will  record  : 
Giver  of  these  blessings  !  we 
Pour  the  grateful  song  to  thee. 


46.      6  /.  C.   M. 

Invocation  of  all  Creatures  to  praise  God. 

1  Creation's  God  !  on  thee  alone, 

From  earth  thy  footstool,  heaven  thy  throne, 

Be  all  their  praise  bestowed  ; 
Whose  hand,  the  beauteous  fabric  made. 
Whose  eye,  the  finished  work  surveyed, 

And  saw  that  all  was  good. 

2  Ye  angels,  who  with  loud  acclaim, 
Admiiiii'T  vicvved  the  new-born  frame, 

And  hailed  the  eternal  King  ; 


OF   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaET  II. 

Again  proclaim  your  Maker's  praise, 
Again,  your  thankful  voices  raise. 
And  sacred  anthems  sing. 

3  Ye  sons  of  men,  his  praise  display, 
Who  stamped  his  image  on  your  clay, 

And  gave  it  power  to  move  ; 
Where'er  ye  go,  where'er  ye  dwell, 
From  age  to  age  successive  tell, 

The  wonders  of  his  love. 

4  Ye  spirits  of  the  just  and  good. 
Who  eager  for  the  blest  abode. 

To  heavenly  mansions  soar  : 
O  let  your  songs  his  praise  display, 
Till  heaven  itself  shall  melt  away, 

And  time  shall  be  no  more. 

5  Praise  him,  ye  meek  and  humble  train. 
Who  shall  those  heavenly  joys  obtain, 

Prepared  for  souls  sincere  ; 
O  praise  him,  till  ye  take  your  way 
To  regions  of  eternal  day. 

To  reign  for  ever  there. 

47.       L.    M. 

God  entitled  to  perpetual  Praise.    Ps.  cxlv. 

1  My  God  !  my  King  !  thy  various  praise 
Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue 
Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

2  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear  ; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty  done  for  thee. 


Part  ii.]     tiianksgimnc;  and  prayer. 

3  Thy  works  with  boundless  glory  shine, 
And  speak  thy  nvdjcsty  divine, 

Let  land  to  land  aloud  proclaim 
The  matchless  honours  of  thy  name. 

4  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long  succession  of  thy  praise  ; 
And  uni3orn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  labour  of  their  tongue. 

48.       L.    M. 

Desiring  to  praise  God.     Ps.  Ivii. 

i  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God  ! 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell : 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

2  My  heart  is  fixed  ;  my  song  shall  raise 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  name  : 
Avv'ake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  his  praise, 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame  ! 

3  In  thee,  my  God  !  are  all  the  springs 
Of  boundless  love,  and  grace  unknown  : 
All  the  rich  blessings  nature  brings, 
Are  gifts  descending  from  thy  throne. 

4  High  o'er  the  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 
And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky  : 
Tliy  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 

5  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God  ! 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell  : 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad. 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonder;?  tell. 


OF   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [ParT  U, 

49.     p.  M. 

Hymn  of  praise.    Ps.  cxlix. 

1  O  PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  ! 
Prepare  your  glad  voice, 
His  praise  in  the  great 
Assembly  to  sing. 

In  their  great  Creator 
Let  all  men  rejoice, 
And  heirs  of  salvation 
Be  glad  in  their  King. 

2  Let  them  his  great  name 
Devoutly  adore  ; 

In  loud  swelling  strains 
His  praises  express, 
Who  graciously  opens 
His  bountiful  store, 
Their  wants  to  relieve,  and 
His  children  to  bless. 

3  With  glory  adorned, 
His  people  shall  sing 
To  God,  who  defence 
And  plenty  supplies ; 
Their  loud  acclamations 
To  him  their  great  King, 
Through  earth  shall  be  sounded, 
And  reach  to  the  skies. 

4  Ye  angels  above. 

His  glories  who've  sung, 

In  loftiest  notes, 

Now  publish  his  praise : 


Part  h.J     thaxNKsgimxg  and  prayer. 

We,  mortals,  delighted, 
Would  borrow  your  tongue  ; 
Would  join  in  your  numbers, 
And  chant  to  your  lays. 


50.       L.    M. 

Hymn  to  ihe  Deity. 

.  1  Let  one  loud  song  of  praise  arise 

To  God,  whose  goodness  ceaseless  flows  ; 
Who  dwells  enthroned  above  the  skies, 
And  life  and  breath  on  all  bestows. 

2  Let  all  of  good  this  bosom  fires, 

To  him,  sole  good,  give  praises  due  ; 
Let  all  the  truth  himself  inspires, 
Unite  to  sing  him  only  true. 

3  In  ardent  adoration  joined, 
Obedient  to  thy  holy  will. 
Let  all  our  faculties  combined, 
Thy  just  commands,  O  God  !  fulfil. 

4  O  !  may  the  solemn-breathing  sound 
Like  incense  rise  before  thy  throne, 
Where  thou,  whose  glory  knows  no  bound. 
Great  Cause  of  all  things,  dwell' st  alone. 

61.       L.    M. 

The  Glory  of  God  displayed  and  celebrated. 

1  Author  of  being  !  at  thy  word 
When  first  arose  this  glorious  frame, 
Around  were  harps  seraphic  heard. 
And  morning  stars  their  joy  proclffiln. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

2  And  when,— to  swell  thy  mercies  more, 
Jesus,  to  bless  our  race  was  born, 
Archangel  voices  went  before. 

And  harbingered  salvation's  dawn. 

3  There  too  where  saints  perfected  dwell, 
From  sin  and  care  and  sorrow  free, 

In  nearer  presence  blest,  they  swell 
An  endless  peean,  Lord  !  to  thee. 

4  Then  let  thy  feeble  children  here, 
Join  with  the  countless  choirs  above, 
Who  round  thy  throne  of  light  appear, 
To  hymn  thy  praise  and  sing  thy  love. 


52.       7s   M. 
Praise  lo  God  in  Prosperity  and  Adversity.     Hab,  iii.  11, 18. 

1  Praise  to  God,  immortal  praise. 
For  the  love  that  crowns  our  days  : 
Bounteous  source  of  every  joy, 
Let  thy  praise  our  tongues  employ : 

2  For  the  blessings  of  the  field, 
For  the  stores  the  gardens  yield  ; 
Foj-  the  vine's  exalted  juice. 
For  the  generous  olive's  use  : 

3  Flocks  that  whiten  all  the  plain, 
Yellow  sheaves  of  ripened  grain, 
Clouds,  that  drop  their  fattening  dews^ 
Suns,  that  temperate  warmth  diffuse  \ 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer, 

4  All  that  spring  with  bounteous  hand 
Scatters  o'er  the  smihng  land  ; 
All  that  liberal  autumn  pours 
From  her  rich  overflowing  stores ; 

9  These  to  thee,  our  God  !  we  owe, 
Source  whence  all  our  blessings  flow  I 
And  for  these  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise. 

6  Yet  should  rising  whirlwinds  tear 
From  its  stem  the  ripening  ear  ; 
Should  the  fig-tree's  blasted  shoot 
Drop  her  green  untimely  fruit : 

7  Should  thine  altered  hand  restrain 
The  early  and  the  latter  rain  ; 
Blast  each  opening  bud  of  joy, 
And  the  rising  year  destroy  : 

8  Still  to  thee  our  souls  shall  raise 
Grateful  vows  and  solemn  praise  ; 
And,  when  every  blessing  's  flown, 
Love  thee — for  thyself  alone. 

53.      S.    M. 

Obligation  to  Gratitude  and  Praise. 

1  My  Father  and  my  King  ! 
To  thee  my  all  I  owe  : 

Thy  sovereign  bounty  is  the  spring, 
From  whence  my  blessings  flow. 

2  Thou  ever  good  and  kind  ! 
A  thousand  reasons  move, 

A  thousand  obligations  bind 
My  heart  to  grateful  love. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE^  [pART    II. 

3  The  creature  of  thy  hand 
On  thee  alone  I  live  : 

My  God  !  thy  benefits  demand 
More  praise  than  life  can  give. 

4  O  what  can  I  impart, 
When  all  was  thine  before  1 

Thy  love  demands  a  thankful  heart ; 
The  gift,  alas  !  how  poor  ! 

5  Shall  I  withhold  thy  due  ? 
And  shall  my  passions  rove  ? 

Lord  !  make  me  to  thy  service  true. 
And  fill  me  with  thy  love. 

6  O  let  thy  grace  inspire 

My  soul  with  strength  divine ; 
Let  all  my  powers  to  thee  aspire, 
And  all  my  days  be  thine. 

54.     c.   M. 

Countless  Obligations  to  pious  Gratitude. 

1  Great  God  !  to  thee  my  all  I  owe, 

And  shall  my  tongue  be  still  ? 
Shall  streams  of  constant  mercy  flow 
Untinged  with  any  ill  1 

2  Shall  every  day  new  favours  bring. 

And  every  night  proclaim 
My  God, their  bounteous  source  and  spring, 
And  yet  unpraised  his  name  ? 

3  Shall  every  moment  prove  his  grace 

And  show  his  tender  care, 
And  is  my  heart  not  found  the  place 
Where  warm  affections  are  ? 


Part  ii.]      thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

4  Shall  each  revolving  day  and  hour, 

Each  season  as  it  flies, 
Evince  thy  ever-bounteous  power, 
And  see  new  blessings  rise ; 

5  And  does  my  soul  no  rapture  find, 

No  ardent  thanks  express, 
No  praises  warm  my  callous  mind, 
Who  can  such  love  confess  ? 

6  Then,  O  my  God,  one  favor  still 

Add  to  thy  boundless  store. — 
My  soul  with  grateful  rapture  fill, 
To  praise  thee  and  adore. 

55.       L.     M. 

Thanks  to  God  for  Creation. 

1  Thou  power,  by  whose  command  I  live  ! 
The  tribute  of  my  praise  receive  : 

My  being  to  thy  love  I  owe, 
And  all  the  joys  that  from  it  flow. 

2  Not  many  suns  have  formed  the  year, 
And  rolled  their  courses  round  this  sphere^ 
Since  thou  my  shapeless  form  surveyed, 
Mid  undistinguished  matter  laid. 

3  Thy  skill  my  native  clay  refined, 
Its  particles  in  order  joined  ; 

With  symmetry  composed  the  whole, 
And  stamped  thine  image  on  the  soul ; 

I  4  A  frame  susceptible  of  joy, 

i       Nor  force  nor  time  shall  e'er  destroy ; 

And  which,  though  nature  claim  my  breath, 
Shall  triumph  o'er  the  sleep  of  death. 


OF   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  11. 

5  To  realms  of  bliss  that  frame  will  soar, 
When  earth  and  skies  shall  be  no  more : 
O  God  !  in  vain  our  voice  essays 

For  this  best  gift  to  speak  thy  praise. 

6  How  shall  my  heart  its  sense  reveal. 
Where  all  the  power  of  words  must  fail  ? 
O  may  it  through  my  life  appear, 

And  each  day  speak  my  thanks  sincere ! 

56.      L.    M. 

Giving  thanks  to  God  in  all  things. 

1  God  of  my  life  !  my  thanks  to  thee, 
Shall  like  thy  gifts  continual  be  : 

In  constant  streams  thy  bounty  flows, 
Nor  end  nor  interruption  knows. 

2  From  thee  my  comforts  all  arise, 

My  numerous  wants  thy  hand  supplies, 
Nor  can  I,  Lord,  be  ever  poor, 
Who  live  on  thine  exhaustless  store. 

3  If  what  I  ask,  thy  love  denies. 

It  is  because  thou  'rt  good  and  wise  ; 
And  ills,  which  cause  my  heart  to  mourn, 
Thou  canst  to  real  blessings  turn. 

4  O  deep  upon  my  thankful  breast 
Let  all  thy  favors  be  imprest ; 
That  I  may  never  more  forget 
The  whole  or  any  single  debt. 

5  Dispose  me  each  revolving  day 
For  all  thy  gifts  my  praise  to  pay  : 
And  let  my  life  devoted  be, 

My  richest  offering.  Lord,  to  thee  ! 


Fart  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 
57.      c.   M. 

Gratitude  to  God. 

I  When  all  thy  mercies,  O  my  God  ! 
My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view,  I  'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2  Thy  providence  my  life  sustained, 

And  all  my  wants  redressed. 
When  in  the  silent  womb  I  lay, 
Or  hung  upon  the  breast. 

3  To  all  my  weak  complaints  and  cries 

Thy  mercy  lent  an  ear, 
Ere  yet  my  feeble  thoughts  had  learnt 
To  form  themselves  in  prayer. 

4  Unnumbered  comforts  on  my  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed. 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed. 

5  When  in  the  slippery  paths  of  youth 

With  heedless  steps  I  ran. 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  conveyed  me  safe. 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

6  Through  hidden  dangers,  toils,  and  death; 

It  gently  cleared  my  way  ; 
And  through  the  pleasing  snares  of  vice, 
More  to  be  feared  than  they. 

7  When  nature  fails,  and  day  and  night 

Divide  thy  works  no  more  ; 
My  ever  grateful  heart,  O  Lord  ! 
Thy  mercy  shall  adore. 

-F. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [pART  IT. 

58.        C.     M. 

Gratitude  to  God. 

1  O  How  shall  words^  with  equal  warmth; 
The  gratitude  declare, 
That  glows  in  my  enraptured  heart  ! — 
But  thou  canst  read  it  there. 

3  Thy  bounteous  hand  with  worldly  bliss 
Hath  made  my  cup  run  o'er  ; 
And,  in  a  kind  and  faithful  friend, 
Hath  doubled  all  my  store. 

3  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifts 

My  daily  thanks  employ  ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
Which  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

4  When  worn  by  sickness,  oft  hast  thou 

With  health  renewed  my  face  ; 
And,  when  in  sin  and  sorrows  sunk, 
Revived  my  soul  with  grace. 

5  Through  every  period  of  my  life 

Thy  goodness  I  '11  pursue  ; 
And  after  death,  in  unknown  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 

6  Through  all  eternity  to  thee 

A  joyful  song  I  '11  raise — 
For  oh !  eternity  alone 
Can  utter  all  thy  praise. 


Tart  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

59.      p.    M. 

Gratitude  for  Consolation  and  Health 

1  How  vast  is  the  tribute  I  owe 

Of  gratitude,  homage,  and  praise, 
To  the  giver  of  all  I  possess, 

The  life  and  the  length  of  my  days  ! 

2  When  the  sorrows  I  boded  were  come, 

I  poured  out  my  sighs  and  my  tears  ; 
And  to  him  who  alone  can  relieve, 

My  soul  breathed  her  vows  and  her  prayers. 

3  When  my  heart  throbbed  with  pain  and  alarm, 

When  paleness  my  cheek  overspread, 
When  sickness  pervaded  my  frame  ; 
Then  my  soul  on  my  Maker  was  staid. 

4  When  death's  awful  image  was  nigh, 

And  no  mortal  was  able  to  save  ; 
Thou  didst  brighten  the  valley  of  death, 
And  illumine  the  gloom  of  the  grave. 

5  In  mercy  thy  presence  dispels 

The  shades  of  calamity's  night, 
And  turns  the  sad  scene  of  despair. 
To  a  morning  of  joy  and  delight. 

C  Great  source  of  my  comforts  restored  ! 
Thou  healer  and  balm  of  my  woes. 
Thou  hope  and  desire  of  my  soul ! 
On  thy  mercy  I  '11  ever  repose. 

7  How  boundless  the  gratitude  due 

To  thee,  O  thou  God  of  my  praise  ! 
The  fountain  of  all  I  possess, 

The  life  and  the  light  of  my  days  ! 


OF    GENERAL    PRA1SE>  [PaRT  II. 

60.  L.     M. 

The  Bounties  of  Providence  acknowledged.    Mat.  v.  45. 

1  Father  of  lights  !  we  sing  thy  name, 
Who  kindlest  up  the  lamp  of  day  ; 
Wide  as  he  spreads  his  golden  flame, 
His  beams  thy  power  and  love  display. 

2  Fountain  of  good !  from  thee  proceeds, 
In  copious  drops,  the  genial  rain, 

Which  o'er  the  hills  and  through  the  meads. 
Revive  the  grass,  and  swell  the  grain. 

3  Through  the  wide  world  thy  bounties  spread ; 
Yet  millions  of  our  guilty  race, 

Though  by  thy  daily  bounty  fed, 
Affront  thy  law,  and  spurn  thy  grace. 

4  Not  so  may  our  forgetful  hearts 
O'erlook  the  tokens  of  thy  care  ; 
But  what  thy  liberal  hand  imparts, 
Still  own  in  praise,  still  ask  in  prayer. 

5  So  shall  our  suns  more  grateful  shine, 
And  showers  in  sweeter  drops  shall  fall, 
When  all  our  hearts  and  lives  are  thine, 
And  thou,  O  God  !  enjoyed  in  all. 

61.  L.    M. 

Praise  for  temporal  and  spiritual  Blessings.    Ps.  ciii. 

1  Bless,  O  my  soul !  the  living  God  ; 
Call  home  my  thoughts  that  rove  abroad  ; 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 


Fart  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul  !  the  God  of  grace  ; 
His  favors  claim  thy  highest  praise  : 
Let  not  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought, 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot. 

3  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 

And  soothes  the  pains  which  nature  feels  : 

Relieves  our  sicknesses,  and  saves 

Our  wasting  lives  from  threatening  graves. 

4  Our  youth  decayed  his  power  renews, 
Each  year  new  acts  of  mercy  views  ; 
And  while,  he  present  good  supplies. 

I       Bids  perfect  bliss  in  prospect  rise. 

5  The  weak  by  lawless  power  opprest. 
May  on  his  arm  securely  rest, 
Who  will  his  justice  wide  display 
In  the  last  great  rewarding  day. 

6  His  power  he  showed  by  Moses'  hands, 
And  gave  to  Israel  his  commands  ; 
But  made  his  truth  and  mercy  known 
To  all  the  nations  by  his  Son. 

7  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess  ; 
Let  the  whole  earth  adore  his  grace ; 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

62.     c.  M. 

Gratitude  to  the  unceasing  Goodness  of  God* 
1  Father  divine  !  thy  gracious  power 
On  every  hand  we  see  ; 
O  may  the  blessings  of  each  hour 
Lead  all  our  thoughts  to  thee. 

E* 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT  U, 

2  If  on  the  wings  of  morn  we  speed 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
Thy  hand  will  there  our  footsteps  lead, 
Thine  arm  our  path  surround. 

3  Thy  power  is  in  the  ocean  deeps, 

And  reaches  to  the  skies  ; 
Thine  eye  of  mercy  never  sleeps, 
Thy  goodness  never  dies. 

4  From  morn  till  noon,  till  latest  eve, 

The  hand  of  God  we  see  ; 
And  all  the  blessings  we  receive, 
Ceaseless  proceed  from  thee. 

5  In  all  the  various  scenes  of  time, 

On  thee  our  hopes  depend  ; 
In  every  age,  in  every  clime, 
Our  Father  and  our  Friend. 

63.       L.    M. 

The  innumerable  Mercies  of  God  thankfuHy  owned. 

1  With  glad  amazement,  Lord !  I  stand, 
Amidst  the  bounties  of  thy  hand  ; 
How  numberless  these  bounties  are, 
How  rich,  how  various,  and  how  fair ! 

2  But  O  what  poor  return  I  make  ! 
What  lifeless  thanks  I  pay  thee  back ! 
I  own,  with  sorrow  and  w  ith  shame, 
My  offerings  scarce  deserve  the  name. 

8  To  thee  I  consecrate  my  praise, 
And  vow  the  renmant  of  my  days  ; 
Yet  what  at  best  can  I  pretend, 
Worthy  such  gifts  from  such  a  Friend  f 


Part  ii.]      thanksgiving  and  prayer, 

4  In  deep  abasement.  Lord  !  I  see 
My  emptiness  and  poverty  : 
Give  me  a  likeness  more  divine, 
And  make  me  worthier  to  be  thine. 

5  Give  me  at  length  an  angePs  tongue, 
That  heaven  may  echo  with  my  song  ; 
The  theme,  too  great  for  time,  shall  be 
The  joy  of  immortality. 

64.     c.   M. 

Praise  to  God  in  Life  and  Death. 

1  My  soul  shall  praise  thee,  O  my  God  ! 

Through  all  my  mortal  days ; 
And  to  eternity  prolong 

Thy  vast,  thy  boundless  praise. 

2  In  each  bright  hour  of  peace  and  hope, 

Be  this  my  sweet  employ  : 
Devotion  heightens  all  my  bliss, 
And  sanctifies  my  joy. 

3  In  all  thy  mercies  may  my  soul 

A  father's  bounty  see  ; 
Nor  let  the  gifts  thy  grace  bestows, 
Estrange  my  heart  from  thee. 

4  When  gloomy  care,  or  keen  distress, 

Invades  my  throbbing  breast. 
My  tongue  shall  learn  to  speak  thy  praise, 
And  soothe  my  pains  to  rest. 

5  Nor  shall  my  tongue  alone  proclaim 

The  honors  of  my  God  ; 
My  life,  with  all  my  active  powers. 
Shall  spread  thy  praise  abroad. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT    U, 

6  Through  every  changing  stage  of  life, 

Each  bright,  each  clouded  scene  ; 
Give  me  a  meek  and  humble  mind, 
Still  equal  and  serene. 

7  And  thougii  these  lips  shall  cease  to  move, 

Though  deatli  shall  close  these  eyes, 
Yet  shall  my  soul  to  nobler  heights 
Of  joy  and  transport  rise. 

8  Then  shall  my  powers  in  endless  strains 

Their  grateful  tribute  pay  : 
The  theme  demands  an  angel's  tongue. 
And  an  eternal  day. 

65.       L.     M. 

God  the  Author  cf  our  Comforts  and  Hopes.     Ps.  cxvi.  8,  9. 

1  Great  Source  of  life  !  our  souls  confess 
The  various  riches  of  thy  grace  ; 
Crowned  with  thy  mercy,  we  rejoice, 
And  in  thy  praise  exalt  our  voice. 

2  By  thee,  the  vault  of  heaven  was  spread ; 
By  thee,  the  earth's  foundations  laid  ; 
And  all  the  scenes  of  man's  abode 
Proclaim  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

3  Thy  quickening  hand  restores  our  breath, 
When  trembling  on  the  verge  of  death ; 
Gently  it  wipes  away  our  tears, 

And  lengthens  life  to  future  years. 

4  Our  lives  are  sacred  to  the  Lord  ; 
Kindled  by  him,  by  him  restored  : 
And,  while  our  hours  renew  their  race, 
May  sin  no  more  these  hours  disgrace  ! 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

5  So  when,  at  length,  by  thee  we  're  led 
Through  unknown  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  hope  triumphant  may  we  move 
To  scenes  of  nobler  life  above  1 

66.     c.  M. 

The  peculiar  Goodness  of  God  to  his  People.     Ps.  xxxi.  19. 

1  With  pleasing  wonder.  Lord  !  we  view 

The  bounties  of  thy  grace  ; 
How  much  bestowed,  how  much  reserved 
For  those  that  seek  thy  face. 

2  Thy  liberal  hand  with  worldly  bliss 

Oil  makes  their  cup  run  o'er  ; 
And  in  the  covenant  of  thy  love 
They  find  diviner  store. 

3  Here  mercy  hides  their  numerous  sins, 

Here  grace  their  souls  renews  ; 
Here  hope,  and  love,  and  joy,  and  peace 
Their  heavenly  beams  diffuse. 

4  But  O  !  what  treasures  yet  unknown 

Are  stored  in  worlds  to  come  ! 
If  these  th*  enjoyments  of  the  way, 
How  happy  is  their  home ! 

5  God  to  eternal  glory  calls, 
And  leads  the  wondrous  way 

To  his  own  palace  where  he  reigns 
In  uncreated  day. 

j  6  Thus  love  through  all  our  being  flows, 
An  unexhausted  stream  : 
And  sliall  upon  thy  sacred  mount 
Still  be  my  ceaseless  theme. 


OF   GEN3ERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

67.        6  /.    C.    M. 

The  Love  of  God. 

1  My  God  !  thy  boundless  love  I  praise  ; 
How  bright  on  high  its  glories  blaze  ! 

How  sweetly  bloom  below  ! 
It  streams  from  thine  eternal  throne ; 
Tnrough  heaven  its  joys  for  ever  run, 

And  o'er  the  earth  they  flow. 

2  'Tis  love  that  paints  the  purple  morn, 
And  bids  the  clouds,  in  air  upborne, 

Their  genial  drops  distil ; 
In. every  vernal  beam  it  glows, 
And  breathes  in  every  gale  that  blows, 

And  glides  in  every  rill. 

3  It  robes  in  cheerful  green  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  flowery  beauties  round. 

Whose  sweets  perfume  the  gale  ; 
Its  bounties  richly  spread  the  plain, 
The  blushing  fruit,  the  golden  grain, 

And  smile  on  every  vale. 

4  But  in  thy  word  I  see  it  shine 
With  grace  and  glories  more  divine. 

Proclaiming  sins  forgiven ; 
There,  faith,  bright  cherub,  points  the  way 
To  realms  of  everlasting  day, 

And  opens  all  her  heaven. 

5  Then  let  the  love  that  makes  me  blest, 
With  cheerful  praise  inspire  my  breast, 

And  ardent  gratitude  : 
And  all  my  thoughts  and  passions  tend 
To  thee,  my  Father,  and  my  Friend, 

My  soul's  eternal  good. 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 
68.      L.    M. 

Praise  to  God  through  the  whole  of  Existence.    Ps.  cxlvi.  2 

1  God  of  my  life !  through  all  its  days 

My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  thy  praise  ; 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  light, 
And  warble  to  the  silent  night. 

2  When  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest, 
And  griefs  would  tear  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praises,  raised  on  high, 

Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  the  powers  of  language  fail, 

Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break, 
And  mean  the  thanks  I  cannot  speak. 

4  But  O  !  when  that  blest  morn  is  come. 
Which  breaks  the  slumbers  of  the  tpmb, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise 

To  join  the  music  of  the  skies  ! 

5  Soon  shall  I  learn  th'  exalted  strains 
Which  echo  o'er  the  heavenly  plains ; 
And  emulate  with  joy  unknown, 

The  glowing  seraphs  round  thy  throne. 

6  '  Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers, 
While  immortality  endures  :' 

A  work  so  sweet,  a  theme  so  high. 
Demands,  and  crowns  eternity. 


OP   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

69.        C.     M. 

Adoration  and  Prayer  to  the  Supreme. 

1  While  raptured  saints  adoring  standi 

And  burning  seraphs  sing, 
Trembling,  I  wait  thy  just  command, 
My  father,  God,  and  king ! 

2  Thou  source  of  everlasting  good, 

Whose  bounty  flows  to  all ! 
Whose  power  restrains  the  swelling  flood  ;-— 
O  hear  !  to  thee  I  call. 

B  Thy  presence  fills  unbounded  space, 
Directs  the  reasoning  mind  : 
Through  nature's  various  parts  we  trace 
Her  God  :  her  God  we  find. 

4  Thy  wisdom  paints  each  springing  flower^ 

And  shades  the  blushing  green  ; 
Thy  goodness  falls  in  every  shower, 
In  every  shower  is  seen. 

5  Whene'er  thy  wisdom  thinks  it  fit 

To  shake  this  clay-built  frame. 
Teach  me  with  patience  to  submit. 
In  faith,  to  bless  thy  name. 

6  Let  not  the  stream  of  partial  ill 

My  better  thoughts  betray. 
But  truth  and  reason  guide  me  still 
Along  the  heavenly  way. 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 
70.      C.  M. 

Prayer  for  Clirislian  Graces. 

1  To  thee,  O  God  !  my  prayer  ascends, 

But  not  for  golden  stores  ; 
Nor  covet  I  the  brightest  gems 
That  clothe  the  eastern  shores  : 

2  Nor  that  deluding  empty  joy 

Men  call  a  mighty  name  ; 
Nor  greatness,  with  its  pride  and  state, 
My  restless  thoughts  inflame  : 

3  Nor  pleasure's  fascinating  charms, 

My  fond  desires  allure  ; 
But  nobler  things  than  these,  from  thee, 
My  wishes  would  secure. 

4  The  faith  and  hope  of  things  unseen 

My  best  affections  move  ; 
Thy  light,  thy  favour,  and  thy  smiles.. 
Thine  everlasting  love  : 

5  These  are  the  blessings  I  desire  ; 

Lord,  be  these  blessings  mine — 
And  all  the  glories  of  the  world 
I  cheerfully  resign. 

71.      6/.  C.    M. 

Heavenly  Wisdom  implored. 
II  To  THEE,  supreme,  eternal  mind, 
All-wise,  all-perfect,  ever-kind, 

My  thoughts  direct  their  flight  ; 
Wisdom  's  thy  gift,  and  all  her  force 
From  thee  derived,  unchanging  source 
Of  intellectual  light. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

2  To  me  her  better  gifts  impart, 
Each  moral  beauty  of  the  heart 

By  studious  thought  refined  ; 
For  wealth,  the  smiles  of  glad  content, 
For  power,  its  amplest,  best  extent, 

An  empire  o'er  the  mind. 

3  O  send  her  sure,  her  steady  ray 
To  regulate  my  doubtful  way 

Through  life's  perplexing  road: 
The  mists  of  error  to  control, 
And  through  its  gloom,  direct  my  soul 

To  happiness  and  good. 

4  Beneath  her  clear  discerning  eye. 
The  visionary  shadows  fly 

Of  folly's  painted  show  ; 
She  sees,  through  ever/ fair  disguise, 
That  all  but  virtue's  solid  joys 

Is  vanity  and  woe. 

72.     c.  M. 

Aspiration  after  the  Christian  Temper. 

1  Thou  great  and  sacred  Lord  of  all ! 

Of  life  the  only  spring  ! 
Creator  of  unnumbered  worlds  ! 
Supreme,  eternal  king. 

2  Drive  from  the  confines  of  my  heart 

Impenitence  and  pride  ; 
Nor  let  me  in  forbidden  paths 
With  thoughtless  sinners  glide. 

3  Whate'er  thine  all-discerning  eye 

Sees  for  thy  creatures  fit, 
I  '11  bless  the  good,  and  to  the  ill  ^"iH 

Contentedly  submit.  ^^m 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

4  With  generous  pleasure  let  me  view 

The  prosperous  and  the  great  ; 
Malignant  hatred  let  me  fly, 
And  odious  self-conceit. 

5  Let  not  despair,  nor  fell  revenge, 

Be  to  my  bosom  known  : 
Oh  !  give  me  tears  for  others'  woes. 
And  patience  for  mine  own. 

6  Feed  me  with  necessary  food  ; 

I  ask  not  wealth  nor  fame  : 
Give  me  an  eye  to  see  thy  works, 
i  A  heart  to  bless  thy  name. 

1 
'  7  Still  let  my  days  serenely  pass 

Without  remorse  or  care  ; 
^      And  growing  holiness  my  soul 

For  life's  last  hour  prepare. 

73.     s.   M. 

Virtuous  Desires.     Ps,  xxv, 

1  O  God  !  thou  just  and  kind, 

The  erring  mind  instruct, 
And  to  the  paths  of  righteousness 
Its  wandering  steps  conduct. 

2  Do  thou  the  humble  guide, 

And  teach  the  meek  thy  way  ; 
j     Kindness  an.l  truth  be  shown  to  all, 
'  Who  thee  in  truth  obey. 

|3  Give  me  the  tender  heart 

j         That  mi.xes  fear  with  love  ; 

And  Ic^ad  me  through  whatever  path 
I         Thy  wisdom  sluill  approve. 


OP   GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II.J 

4  O  !  ever  keep  my  soul 

From  error,  shame,  and  guilty 
Nor  suffer  the  fair  hope  to  fail, 
Which  on  thy  truth  is  built. 

74.       L.    M. 

Devout  Aspirations, 

1  Supreme  and  universal  light ! 
Foiwatain  of  reason  !  judge  of  right ! 
Parent  of  good  !  whose  blessings  flow 
On  all  above,  and  all  below  : 

2  Without  whose  kind,  directing  ray, 
In  everlasting  night  we  stray, 
From  passion  still  to  passion  tost. 
And  in  a  maze  of  error  lost. 

3  Assist  us,  Lord  !  to  act,  to  be. 
What  nature  and  thy  laws  decree ; 
Worthy  that  intellectual  flame, 
Which  from  thy  breathing  spirit  came. 

4  Our  moral  freedom  to  maintain, 
Bid  passion  serve,  and  reason  reign, 
Self-poised  and  independent  still 
On  this  world's  varying  good  or  ill. 

5  No  slave  to  profit,  shame,  or  fear, 
O  may  our  steadfast  bosoms  bear 
The  stamp  of  heaven,  an  upright  heart, 
Above  the  mean  disguise  of  art ! 

6  May  our  expanded  souls  disclaim 
The  narrow  view,  the  selfish  aim  ; 
But  with  a  christian  zeal  embrace 
Whatever  is  friendly  to  our  race. 


Part  it.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

7  O  Father  !  grace  and  virtue  grant ; 
No  more  we  wisli,  no  more  we  want : 
To  know,  to  serve  thee,  and  to  love, 
Is  peace  below, — is  bliss  above. 

73.     c.  M. 

Spiritual  Blessings  implored. 

1  Fountain  of  blessing  !  God  of  love  ! 

To  thee  our  hearts  we  raise  ; 
Thine  all-sustaining  power  we  prove, 
And  gladly  sing  thy  praise. 

2  Thine,  wholly  thine,  we  long  to  be  ; 

Our  sacrifice  receive  ; 
Made,  and  preserved,  and  saved  by  thee. 
To  thee  ourselves  we  give. 

3  Heaven-ward  our  every  wish  aspires  ; 

For  all  thy  mercy's  store, 
The  sole  return  thy  love  requires, 
Is,  that  we  ask  for  more. 

4  For  more  we  ask  ;  we  open,  Lord, 

Our  hearts  t'  embrace  thy  will  ; 
Renew  us  by  thy  heavenly  word, 
And  from  thy  fulness,  fill. 

5  O  may  we  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road  ; 
And  come,  reposing  on  thy  strength, 
To  see  thy  face,  O  God  ! 

76.     c.  M. 

Prayer  for  Divine  Aid  and  Guidance. 
1  Eternal  Source  of  light  and  thought  1 
Supremely  good  and  wise  ! 

F*    ^ 


OF    GENERAL   PRAISE,  [PaRT  II. 

To  thee  we  bring  our  grateful  vows, 
To  thee  lift  up  our  eyes. 

3  Thine  influence,  God  of  grace  !  is  felt 
Through  nature's  ample  round ; 
In  heaven,  on  earth,  through  air  and  skies, 
Thine  energy  is  found. 

3  Enlightened  and  sustained  by  thee, 

We  Ml  do  and  bear  thy  will  ; 
Thy  grace  shall  make  each  burden  light, 
And  every  murmur  stilL 

4  O  safely  guide  us  by  that  grace, 

Through  life's  perplexing  road, 
To  pleasures  which  for  ever  flow 
From  thy  right  hand,  O  God  ! 


77.     c.  M. 

The  Universal  Prayer. 

1  Father  of  all !  whose  cares  extend 

To  earth's  remotest  shore, 
From  every  clime  let  praise  ascend 
And  every  age  adore. 

2  Thou  great  first  cause,  least  understood, 

Who  all  my  sense  confined, 
To  know  but  this — that  thou  art  good, 
And  that  myself  am  blind. 

3  What  conscience  dictates  *  j  be  done, 

Or  warns  me  not  to  do : 
This,  teach  me  more  than  hell  to  shun. 
That,  more  than  heaven  pursue. 


Part  ii.]     thanksgiving  and  prayer. 

4  Save  me  alike  from  foolish  pride, 

Or  impious  discontent ; 
At  aught  thy  wisdom  has  denied, 
Or  aught  thy  goodness  lent. 

5  Teach  me  to  feel  another's  woe^ 

To  hide  the  fault  I  see : 

That  mercy  I  to  others  show, 

That  mercy  show  to  me. 

C)  To  thee,  whose  temple  is  all  space, 
Whose  altar,  earth,  sea,  skies, 
One  chorus  let  all  beings  raise, 
All  nature's  incense  rise  ! 

78.     c.  M. 

The  Universal  Prayer. 

1  O  Lord  !  to  earth's  contracted  span 

Thy  love  I  would  not  bound  ; 
Or  think  thee  kind  alone  to  man, 
When  thousand  worlds  are  round. 

2  Let  not  this  weak,  unknowing  hand 

Presume  thy  bolts  to  throw  ; 
And  deal  damnation  round  the  land, 
On  each  I  judge  thy  foe. 

3  If  I  am  right,  thy  grace  impart, 

Still  in  the  right  to  stay  ; 
If  I  am  wrong,  O  teach  my  heart 
To  find  that  better  way. 

I  4  Mean  though  I  am,  not  wholly  so, 
Since  quickened  by  thy  breath ; 
O  lead  me,  wheresoe'er  I  go. 

Through  this  day's  life^  or  death. 


OF    GENERAL    PRAISE^  &C.       [PaRT    II. 

5  This  day  be  bread  and  peace  my  lot ; — 
But  all  beneath  the  sun, 
Thou  knowest  if  best  bestowed  or  not ; 
And  let  thy  will  be  done. 

79.     c.  M. 

Paraphrase  of  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

1  Father  in  heaven  !  thy  sacred  name 

In  hallowed  strains  be  sung ; 
Thy  kingdom  spread  o'er  all  the  earth  ; 
Thy  praise  fill  every  tongue. 

2  By  happy  spirits  round  thy  throne, 

As  thy  commands  are  done  ; 
So  be  thy  perfect  will  obeyed, 
By  all  beneath  the  sun. 

3  Our  numerous  wants  are  known  to  thee, 

Who  canst  alone  supply ; 
O  grant,  each  day,  our  daily  bread, 
Nor  higher  good  deny. 

4  Forgive  our  sins,  as  we  forgive 

The  wrongs  that  others  do  ; 
Nor  let  temptations  press  around, 
Lest  we,  those  sins  renew. 

5  Thou  art  our  safety  and  defence, 

When  dangers  threatening  stand  ; 
O  turn  aside  impending  ills, 
With  thy  Almighty  hand. 

6  Thy  sacred  name  we  thus  adore 

With  cheerful,  humble  mind ; 
And  praise  thy  goodness,  power,  and  truth, 
Eternal,  unconfined  ! 


PART  III. 


FOR  PARTICULAR  SUBJECTS  OF  DIS- 
COURSES. 


80.       L.    M. 

The  Voice  of  God  in  his  Works.    P$.  xix.  4 — 6. 
1  The  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky, 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  original  proclaim. 
The  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day 
Doth  his  Creator's  power  display  ; 
And  publishes  to  every  land, 
The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand. 

S  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale  ; 
And  nightly  to  the  listening  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth  : 
Whilst  all  the  stars  which  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 
And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER  [PaRT  III. 

3  What  though,  in  solemn  silence,  all 
Move  round  this  dark  terrestrial  ball ; 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound, 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  : 
In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice  ; 
For  ever  singing,  as  they  shine — 
'  The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine.'^ 

81.       L.    M. 

The  Voice  of  Nature. 

1  There  is  a  God,  all  nature  speaks, 
Through  earth,  and  air,  and  seas,  and  skies ; 
See,  from  the  clouds  his  glory  breaks, 
When  the  first  beams  of  morning  rise  ! 

2  The  rising  sun  serenely  bright, 

O'er  the  wild  world's  extended  frame, 
Inscribes,  in  characters  of  light, 
His  mighty  Maker's  glorious  name. 

3  Diffusing  life,  his  influence  spreads, 
And  health  and  plenty  smile  around  ; 
And  fruitful  fields  and  verdant  meads. 
Are  with  a  thousand  blessings  crowned. 

4  Almighty  goodness,  power  divine, 

The  hills,  and  vales,  and  groves  display ; 
And  bless  the  hand  tliat  made  tliem  shine, 
With  various  charms  profusely  gay. 

5  The  flowery  tribes  all  blooming  rise 
Above  the  faiiU  attempts  of  art  : 
Their  bright  inimitable  dyes 
Speak  sweet  conviction  to  the  heart. 


Part  hi.]         and  perfections. 

6  What  curious  mind  that  roams  abroad, 
And  views  creation's  wonders  o'er, 
Can  fail  to  own  a  present  God, 
To  bow  before  him  and  adore  ? 


82.       L.    M. 

The  one  living-  and  true  God.    Ps.  Ixxxvi. 

\   Eternal  God  !  Almighty  cause 

Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown ! 
All  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws  ; 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands. 
Of  all  within  itself  possest ; 

By  none  controlled  in  thy  commands. 
And  in  thyself  completely  blest. 

3  Worship  to  thee  alone  belongs  ; 
Worship  to  thee  alone  we  give  ; 

Thine  be  our  hearts,  and  thine  our  songs, 
And  to  thy  glory  we  would  live. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name  through  every  land, 
All  idol  deities  dethrone  : 

Subdue  the  world  to  thy  command, 
And  Yci^n  unrivalled,  God  alone. 


83.      P.    M. 

'•'Jehovah,  our  God,  is  one."     Murk  xii.  29. 

Thou,  God,  who  rcign'st  alone 
O'er  earth,  and  sea,  and  sky. 

Let  man  witli  prai.ses  own. 
And  sound  thv  honnrs  hi;:]i. 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER         [PaRT  Hi. 

2  Thee  all  in  heaven  above, 

Thee  all  on  earth  below, 

Th'  exhaustless  source  of  love, 

The  great  creator  know. 

3  God  formed  the  living  frame, 

He  gave  the  reasoning  mind  ; — 
Then  only  he  may  claim 
The  worship  of  mankind. 

4  So  taught  thine  only  son, 

Blessed  messenger  of  grace  ! 
Th'  eternal  is  but  one. 
No  second  holds  his  place. 

84.       L.    M. 

To  the  unknown  God. 

1  Gr^eat  God  !  in  vain  man's  narrow  view 
Attempts  to  look  thy  nature  through ; 
Our  laboring  powers  with  reverence  own. 
Thy  glories  never  can  be  known. 

/I  Not  the  high  seraph's  mighty  thought, 
Who  countless  years  his  God  has  sought. 
Such  wondrous  height  or  depth  can  find, 
Or  fully  trace  thy  boundless  mind. 

3  And  yet  thy  kindness  deigns  to  show 
Enough  for  mortal  minds  to  know  ; 
While  wisdom,  goodness,  power  divine, 
Through  all  thy  works  and  conduct  shine. 

4  O !  may  our  souls  with  rapture  trace 
Thy  works  of  nature  and  of  grace  ; 
Explore  thy  sacred  truth,  and  still 
Press  on  to  know  and  do  thy  will. 


Part  hi.]         and  perfections. 
85.      L.    M. 

The  Divine  Perfections  above  our  Comprehension.    Job  xi.  and 
xxvi. 

1  Can  creatures  to  perfection  find 
Th^  eternal,  uncreated  mind  ? 

Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out  ? 

2  *Tis  high  as  heaven,  'tis  deep  as  hell, 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  tell  ? 
His  glory  spreads  through  all  the  sky. 
And  all  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

3  He  frowns,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon  : 
The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon  : 
The  pillars  of  heaven's  starry  roof 
Tremble  and  start  at  his  reproof. 

4  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways  ; 
But  who  shall  utter  all  his  praise  ! 
Who  can  endure  his  light,  or  stand 
To  hear  the  thunders  of  his  hand  ! 

86.       L.    M- 

The  Majesty  of  God.    Isa.  xl.  15,  16.  17. 

1  Ye  weak  inhabitants  of  clay, 
Ye  trifling  insects  of  a  day  ! 

Low  in  your  native  dust  bow  down 
Before  th'  Eternal's  awful  throne. 

2  With  trembling  heart,  with  solemn  eye 
Behold  Jehovah  seated  high  ; 

And  search  what  worthy  sacrifice 

Your  hands  can  orivo.  your  thouc/hts  devise 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER        [PaRT    III, 

3  Let  Lebanon  her  cedars  bring 

To  blaze  before  the  sovereign  King ; 
And  all  the  beasts,  that  on  it  feed, 
As  victims  at  his  altar  bleed. 

4  Loud  let  ten  thousand  trumpets  sound, 
And  call  remotest  nations  round, 
Assembled  on  the  crowded  plains, 
Princes  and  people,  kings  and  swains. 

5  Joined  with  the  living,  let  the  dead, 
Rising,  the  face  of  earth  o'erspread  ; 
And  while  his  praise  unites  their  tongues, 
Let  angels  echo  back  the  songs. 

6  The  drop  that  from  the  bucket  falls, 
The  dust  that  hangs  upon  the  scales, 
Is  more  to  sky,  and  earth,  and  sea. 
Than  all  this  pomp,  great  God  !  to  thee. 

87.     c.  M. 

God*s  Eternal  Dominion. 

1  Great  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 

How  frail  and  helpless  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  ieternal  ages  stood. 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made  ; 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  all  open  lie 

To  thine  immense  survey, 
From  the  formation  of  the  sky, 
To  the  last  awful  day. 


Part  in.]        and  perfections. 

4  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  to  thy  view  ; 
To  thee  there  's  nothing  old  appears, 
Great  God  !  there  's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  varying  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vexed  with  trifling  cares. 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

6  Great  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou  1 

How  frail  and  helpless  we  1 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

88.       L.    M. 

God  Eternal  and  Immutable. 

1  ALL-powerful,  self-existent  God, 
Who  all  creation  dost  sustain  ! 
Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come. 
And  everlasting  is  thy  reign  ! 

2  Fixed  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 
Each  glorious  attribute  divine, 
Through  ages  infinite,  shall  still 
With  undiminished  lustre  shine. 

3  Fountain  of  being  !  Source  of  good ! 
Immutable  thou  dost  remain  ! 

Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change 
Obscure  the  glories  of  thy  reign. 

4  Nature  her  order  shall  reverse. 
Revolving  seasons  cease  their  round  ; 
Nor  spring  appear  with  blooming  pride, 
Nor  autumn  be  with  plenty  crowned ; 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER        [PaRT    IIK 

5  Yon  shining  orbs  forget  their  course, 
The  sun  his  destined  path  forsake, 
And  burning  desolation  mark 
Amid  the  world  his  devious  track  : 

6  Earth  may  with  all  her  powers  dissolve, 
If  such  the  great  Creator's  will  : 

But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same, 
I  AM  is  thy  memorial  still. 

89.     10s  M. 

The  unrivalled  Power  and  Dominion  of  God. 

1  Thou,  God  !  who  with  an  absolute  command, 
Sway'st  the  broad  ocean  and  the  steadfast  land ; 
Who  reign' St  on  high,  unbounded  and  alone, 
While  all  creation  hangs  upon  thy  throne ; 

2  This  earthly  globe,  the  creature  of  a  day, 
Tho'  built  by  thy  right  hand,  must  pass  away , 
And  long  oblivion  creep  o'er  mortal  things, 
The  fate  of  empires  and  the  pride  of  kings  : 

3  The  sun  himself,  with  gathering  clouds  opprest. 
Shall  in  his  silent,  dark  pavilion  rest ; 

His  golden  urn  shall  break,  and  useless  lie. 
Amid  the  common  ruins  of  the  sky ; 

4  But  fixed,  O  God  !  for  ever  stands  thy  throne  : 
Jehovah  reigns,  a  universe  alone : 

Th'  eternal  fire  that  feeds  each  vital  flame. 
Collected,  or  diffused,  is  still  the  same. 

5  But  oh !  our  highest  notes  the  theme  debase, 
And  silence  is  our  least  injurious  praise  : 
Cease,  cease  your  songs,  the  daring  flight  con- 
trol; 

Revere  him  in  tlie  stillness  of  the  soul. 


Part  hi.]         and  perfections. 

90.       L.    M. 

God's  universal  Knowledge  and  Presence.     Ps.  cxxxix. 

1  Father  of  all !  omniscient  mind  ! 
Thy  wisdom  who  can  comprehend  ? 
Its  highest  point  what  eye  can  find, 
Or  to  its  lowest  depths  descend  ? 

2  What  cavern  deep,  what  hill  sublime, 
Beyond  thy  reach,  shall  I  pursue  ? 
What  dark  recess,  what  distant  clime, 
Shall  hide  me  from  thy  boundless  view  1 

3  If  up  to  heaven's  ethereal  height, 
Thy  prospect  to  elude,  I  rise  ; 

In  splendor  there,  supremely  bright, 
Thy  presence  shall  my  sight  surprise. 

4  Thee,  mighty  God  !  my  wondering  soul, 
Thee,  all  her  conscious  powers  adore  ; 
Whose  being  circumscribes  the  whole, 
Whose  eyes  the  universe  explore. 

5  Thine  essence  fills  this  breathing  frame, 
It  glows  in  every  vital  part ; 

Lights  up  my  soul  with  livelier  flame. 
And  feeds  with  life  my  beating  heart. 

6  To  thee  from  whom  my  being  came, 
Whose  smile  is  all  the  heaven  I  know, 
Inspired  with  this  exalted  theme, 

To  thee  my  grateful  strains  shall  flow. 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER        [PaRT    III, 

91.       C.    M. 

Universal  Presence  of  God, 
.1   My  heart  and  all  my  ways,  O  God  ! 
By  thee  are  searched  and  seen ; 
My  outward  acts  thine  eye  observes, 
My  secret  thoughts  within. 

2  Attendant  on  my  steps,  all  day 

Thy  providence  I  see  ; 
And  in  the  solitude  of  night 
I  'm  present  still  with  thee. 

3  No  spot  the  boundless  realms  of  space 

Whence  thou  art  absent,  know  ; 
In  heaven  thou  reign' st  a  glorious  King, 
An  awful  judge  below. 

4  Goodness,  and  majesty,  and  power, 

Through  all  thy  works  are  shown  j 
Richly  displayed  in  nature's  frame, 
And  richly  in  my  own. 

5  To  all  my  parts  their  place  and  use 

Thy  wisdom  had  assigned, 
Ere  yet  those  parts  a  being  had. 
But  in  thy  forming  mind. 

6  O  !  if  within  my  thoughtless  heart, 

Thou  aught  should' st  disapprove, 
The  secret  evil  bring  to  light. 
And  by  thy  grace  remove. 

7  If  e'er  my  ways  have  been  perverse, 

Or  foolish  in  thy  view. 
Recall  my  steps  to  thy  commands, 
And  form  my  life  anew. 


Part  hi]         and  perfections. 

92.       L.    M. 

The  all -seeing"  God.     Ps.  cxxxix. 

1  Lord  !  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through ; 
Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 
My  waking  and  my  sleeping  hours, 

My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known  : 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak^ 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  thy  circling  power  I  stand ; 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand  : 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !   what  lofty  height  ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  Could  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove, 
To  quit  thy  service  and  thy  love, 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  influence  shun^ 
Or  whither  from  thy  presence  run  ? 

6  Could  I  the  wings  of  morning  gain. 
And  fly  beyond  the  western  main, 
Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  tliere  arrest  the  fugitive. 

7  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  night, 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray, 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  dav. 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER         [PaRT    ITT. 

8  O  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ! 
Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin  ;  for  God  is  there. 

93.  c.   M. 

The  universal  Presence  and  Providence  of  God. 

1  Great  God,  how  vast  is  thine  abode  ! 

Mysterious  are  thy  ways  ! 

Unseen  thy  footsteps  in  the  air, 

And  trackless  in  the  seas. 

2  Yet,  the  whole  peopled  world  bespeaks 

Thy  being  and  thy  power, 
Mid  the  resplendent  blaze  of  day. 
And  awful  midnight  hour. 

3  Nor  all  the  peopled  world  alone, 

Rich  fields  and  verdant  plains, 
But  lonely  wilds  by  man  untrod, 
Where  silent  horror  reigns. 

4  The  howling  wind,  the  beating  rain, 

The  sea's  tumultuous  roar. 
These  in  tremendous  concert  joined, 
Proclaim  thy  boundless  power. 

5  Through  all  creation's  widest  range ; 

The  hand  of  heaven  is  near  : 
Where'er  I  wander  in  the  world 
Lo !  God  is  present  there. 

94.  c.  M. 

Universal  Goodness  of  God. 

1  Lord  !  thou  art  good  :  all  nature  shows 
Its  mighty  author  kind  : 


Part  iii.]  and  perfections. 

Thy  bounty  through  creation  flows, 
Full,  free,  and  unconlined. 

2  The  whole,  and  every  part  proclaims 

Thine  infinite  good  v»'ill  ; 
It  shines  in  stars,  and  dows  in  streams. 
And  blooms  on  every  hill. 

3  We  view  it  o'er  the  spreading  main, 

And  heavens  which  spread  more  wide; 
It  drops  in  gentle  showers  of  rain, 
And  rolls  in  every  tide. 

4  Long  hath  it  been  diffused  abroad, 

Through  ages  past  and  gone ; 
Nor  ever  can  exhausted  be, 
But  still  keeps  flowing  on. 

5  Through  the  vast  w^hole  it  pours  supplies, 

Spreads  joy  through  every  part  : 
O  may  such  love  attract  my  eyea, 
And  captivate  my  heart ! 

6  My  highest  admiration  raise, 

My  best  affections  move  1 
Employ  my  tongue  in  songs  of  praise, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  love ! 


95.       L.    M. 

The  Divine  Goodness.     Ps.  xxxiv.  8,  9. 

I  Triumphant,  Lord  !  thy  goodness  reignjs 
Through  all  the  wide  celestial  plams  ; 
And  \\<:  full  streams  redundant  flow, 
Down  to  tir  abodes  of  men  below. 


THE    DIVINE    CHARACTER      [PaRT  III. 

2  Through  nature's  works  thy  glories  shine ; 
The  cares  of  providence  are  thine  : 

And  thou  hast  raised  within  our  frame 
A  fairer  temple  to  thy  name. 

3  O  give  to  every  human  heart, 

To  taste  and  feel  how  good  thou  art ; 
With  grateful  love,  and  reverent  fear, 
To  know  how  blest  thy  children  are. 

4  Let  nature  burst  into  a  song  : 

Ye  echoing  hills,  the  notes  prolong !  \ 

Earth,  seas,  and  stars,  your  anthems  raise,  -* 

All  vocal  with  your  Maker's  praise ! 

5  Join,  O  my  soul !  the  general  song, 
To  thee  its  sweetest  notes  belong ; 
Blest  above  all  by  love  divine, 

To  praise  is  eminently  thine. 

96,     c.  M. 

God's  Foreknowledge  and  Decrees. 

1  Keep  silence,  all  created  things, 

And  own  your  Maker's  nod  ; 
My  soul  stands  trembling,  while  she  sings 
The  honors  of  her  God  ! 

2  Life,  death,  and  hell,  and  worlds  unknown, 

Hang  on  his  firm  decree : 
He  sits  on  no  precarious  throne, 
Nor  borrows  leave  to  be. 

3  Unnumbered  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
Whate'er  through  endless  years  should  rise, 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 


Part  hi.]     ,  ani>  perfections. 

4  His  mighty  voice  bade  ancient  night 

Her  endless  realms  resign ; 
And  lo  !  ten  thousand  globes  of  light 
In  fields  of  azure  shine. 

5  There  's  not  a  sparrow  nor  a  worm 

O'erlooked  in  his  decrees  : 
He  raises  monarchs  to  a  throne, 
Or  sinks  with  equal  ease. 

6  If  light  attend  the  course  we  go, 

'Tis  he  provides  the  rays  ; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  the  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  our  days. 

7  Trusting  thy  wisdom,  God  of  love  ! 

We  would  not  wish  to  know 
What  in  the  book  of  thy  decrees 
Awaits  us  here  below. 

8  Be  this  alone  our  fervent  prayer  ; 

Whate'er  our  lot  shall  be, 
Or  joys  or  sorrows  may  they  form 
Our  souls  for  heaven,  and  thee  ! 


97.     c.  M. 

God  ihe  Creator.     Gen.  i. 

1  O  Lord,  how  excellent  thy  name ! 

How  glorious  to  behold. 
Engraven  fair  on  all  thy  works 
In  characters  of  gold  ! 

2  On  heaven's  immeasurable  face, 

In  lines  immensely  great ; 
In  small,  on  every  leaf  and  flower, 
Creator-God  is  writ. 


THE    DIVINE   PROVIDENCE  ^     [PaRT  III. 

3  By  his  almighty  word  at  first, 

The  arch  of  heaven  was  reared  ; 
And  all  the  beauteous  host  of  hght 
At  his  command  appeared. 

4  Above  the  ocean,  dark  and  wild, 

Arose  the  swelling  land  ; 
And  raging  waves  in  narrower  bounds, 
Obey  the  high  command. 

5  With  herbs,  and  plants,  and  fruitful  trees. 

He  crowned  the  new  formed  earth ; 
And  to  the  various  brutal  tribes, 
Ordained  their  wondrous  birth. 

6  Then  man,  the  last  and  noblest  work 

Of  all  this  nether  frame, 
With  the  first  vital  breath  he  drew, 
Confessed  from  whence  he  came. 

7  Let  earth,  and  all  that  dwell  therein. 

Before  him  trembling  stand  ; 
Who  spake  !  and  all  creation  rose 
Beneath  his  forming  hand. 

98.     c.   M. 

Constancy  of  the  Course  of  Nature, 

1  The  starry  hosts  in  order  move, 

Observant  of  their  bounds  ; 
And  every  year,  and  every  day 
The  sun  repeats  his  rounds. 

2  While  generations  rise  and  fall, 

Immortal  is  the  race ; 
And  time  may  shift  the  fading  scene». 
But  not  the  earth  displace. 


Part  hi.]        and  government. 

3  What  winter's  withering  breath  destroys, 

The  following  spring  supplies  ; 
And  age,  in  vigorous  youth  renewed; 
Beholds  itself,  and  dies. 

4  The  life  by  thee  preserved,  O  God  ! 

Shall  all  be  spent  for  thee ; 
And  flowing  bear  thy  praise  along 
To  vast  eternity. 

99.       L.    M. 

The  Divine  Perfections  and  Providence.     Ps.  xxxvi.  5 — 9. 

1  High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God, 
Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines  ; 

Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
Which  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 

2  Thy  justice  like  the  hills  remains, 
Unfathomed  depths  thy  mercies  are ; 
Thy  providence  the  world  sustains  ; 
The  whole  creation  is  thy  care. 

3  Since  of  thy  goodness  all  partake, 
With  what  assurance  may  the  just 

Thy  sheltering  wings  their  refuge  make, 
And  saints  to  thy  protection  trust. 

4  Such  guests  shall  to  thy  courts  be  led, 
To  banquet  on  thy  love's  repast, 
And  drink,  as  from  the  fountain-head, 
Of  joys  which  shall  for  ever  last. 

5  O  let  tliy  saints  thy  favor  gain. 

To  upright  hearts  thy  truth  display, 
With  thee  the  springs  of  life  remain. 
Thy  presence  is  eternal  day. 


THE    DIVINE   PROVIDENCE       fP^RT  IIK 

100.        L.   M. 

God  the  Source  of  Life  to  the  whole  Creation.    Ps.  civ. 

1  How  vast  thy  works,  Almighty  Lord ! 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word  ! 
Thy  glories  in  the  heavens  we  see, 
The  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

2  The  countless  tribes  of  creatures  stand, 
Waiting  their  portion  from  thy  hand  : 
And  while  they  take  their  various  food, 
Their  cheerful  looks  pronounce  thee  good. 

3  If  thou  the  vital  air  deny, 
Behold  them  sicken,  faint,  and  die  ; 
Dust  to  its  kindred  dust  returns. 

And  earth  her  ruined  offspring  mourns. 

4  But  soon  thy  breath  her  loss  supplies  : 
She  sees  a  new-born  race  arise, 
And,  o'er  her  regions  scattered  wide, 
The  blessings  of  thy  hand  divide. 

5  To  God,  in  joyful  strains,  my  tongue 
Shall  pour  the  tributary  song  ! 

And  long  as  breath  inspires  my  frame, 
The  wonders  of  his  love  proclaim. 

101.       C.     M. 

God,  our  constant  Benefactor. 

1  Thou  great  Creator,  Father,  Lord  ! 

Kind  guardian  of  ray  days  ! 

Thy  mercies  let  my  heart  record 

In  songs  of  grateful  praise. 


Part  hi.]         and  government. 

2  In  life's  first  dawn  my  tender  frame 

Was  thine  indulgent  care, 
Long  ere  I  could  pronounce  thy  name. 
Or  breathe  the  infant  prayer. 

3  When  reason  with  my  stature  grew, 

How  weak  her  brightest  ray  ! 
How  little  of  my  God  I  knew  ! 
How  apt  from  thee  to  stray  ! 

i  What  countless  blessings  round  me  shone, 
W^here'er  I  turned  mine  eye  ! 
How  many  past  almost  unknown, 
Or  unregarded,  by  ! 

5  Around  my  path  what  dangers  rose  ! 

What  snares  o'erspread  my  road  ! 
No  power  could  guard  me  from  my  foes, 
But  my  preserver,  God. 

6  When  life  hung  trembling  on  a  breath, 

'Twas  thine  unceasing  love 
That  saved  me  from  impending  death, 
And  bafde  my  fears  remove. 

7  Each  rolling  year  new  favors  brought 

From  thine  exhaustless  store  ; 
But  ah !  in  vain  my  laboring  thought 
Would  count  thy  mercies  o'er. 

8  O,  when  this  mortal  frame  decays, 

And  every  weakness  dies, 
Perfect,  my  God  !  thy  wondrous  grace, 
And  lift  me  to  the  skies. 


THE   DIVINE    PROVIDENCE       [PaRT  III, 

102.       L.    M. 

Dependence  of  all  Creatures  on  Providence. 

1  O  Lord  of  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies  ! 
Thy  wealth  the  needy  world  supplies ; 
All  that  is  good  thou  wilt  impart, 
And  all  impending  ill  avert. 

2  Supplied  from  thine  unbounded  store, 
How  much  we  owe  ;  yet  need  we  more  : 
Still  on  that  care  our  hopes  depend, 
Which  will  to  every  want  extend. 

3  What  though  alarms  our  peace  invade  ? 
Our  refuge  is  beneath  thy  shade  ; 

Our  trust  in  thine  Almighty  love 
Bids  every  groundless  fear  remove. 

4  Nor  to  the  human  race  alone. 

Is  thy  paternal  goodness  shown  ; 
The  tribes  of  earth,  and  sea,  and  air^ 
Partake  the  universal  care. 

5  Not  e'en  a  sparrow  yields  its  breath, 
Till  God  permit  the  stroke  of  death : 
He  hears  the  ravens  when  they  call 
The  father  and  the  friend  of  all. 

103.     c.  M. 

l!)ivine  Providence,  and  the  Folly  of  Self- Dependence. 

1  God  reigns  ;  events  in  order  flow, 
Man's  industry  to  guide  ; 
But  in  a  different  channel  go, 
To  humble  human  pride. 


Part  hi.]         and  government. 

2  The  swift  not  always,  in  the  race, 

Shall  win  the  crowning  prize  ; 
Not  always  wealth  and  honour  grace 
The  labors  of  the  wise. 

3  Ye  crafty,  scheme  your  winding  way, 

God  shall  confound  your  skill ; 
Know,  time  and  accident  obey 
His  all-directing  will. 

4  Fond  mortals  do  themselves  beguile, 

When  on  themselves  they  rest : 
Blind  is  their  wisdom,  vain  their  toil, 
By  thee,  O  Lord,  unblessed  ! 

5  Evil  and  good  before  thee  stand, 

Their  mission  to  perform  : 
The  sun  shines  bright  at  thy  command ; 
Thy  hand  directs  the  storm. 

6  In  all  our  ways,  we  humbly  own 

Thy  providential  power  ; 
Entrusting  to  thy  care  alone 
The  lot  of  every  hour. 

104.      6/.    L.    M. 

God  our  Shepherd.     Ps.  xxiii. 

1  The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare. 
And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care, 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye  : 
My  noon-day  walks  he  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

2  When  in  the  sultry  g\ehe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountain  pant ; 

11 '2 


THE    DIVINE    PROVIDENCE       [PaRT  III. 

To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads ; 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow, 

3  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
Thy  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile  : 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 

With  sudden  greens  and  herbage  crowned^ 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 

4  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread. 

My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill  ; 
For  thou,  O  Lord  !  art  with  me  still ; 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dreadful  shade. 

106.     c.  M. 

God  every  where  the  Refuge  of  his  Servants. 

1  How  are  thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord  ! 

How  sure  is  their  defence ! 
Eternal  wisdom  is  their  guide^ 
Their  help,  omnipotence. 

2  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote, 

Supported  by  thy  care. 
They  pass  unhurt  through  burning  climes, 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3  Thy  mercy  sweetens  every  soil, 

Makes  every  region  please  ; 
The  hoary  frozen  hills  it  warms, 
And  smooths  the  boisterous  seas. 


Part  hi.]         and  government. 

4  Though  by  the  dreadful  tempest  tossed 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

5  The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  thy  will  : 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  thy  command, 
At  thy  command  is  still. 

6  From  all  our  griefs  and  straits,  O  Lord  ! 

Thy  mercy  sets  us  free, 
While  in  the  confidence  of  prayer, 
Our  hearts  take  hold  on  thee. 

7  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  death, 

Thy  goodness  we  Ml  adore  ; 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

8  Our  lives,  while  thou  preserv'st  our  lives, 

Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ; 
And,  O  may  death,  when  death  shall  comC; 
Unite  our  souls  to  thee  1 


106.       L.    M. 

Mcm's  Dependence  on  God. 

1  Through  all  the  various  shifting  scene 
Of  life's  mistaken  ill  or  good, 

Thy  hand,  O  God  !  conducts  unseen, 
The  beautiful  vicissitude. 

2  Thou  givest  with  paternal  care, 
Howe'er  unjustly  we  complain, 
To  all  their  necessary  share 

Of  joy  and  sorrow,  health  and  pain. 


THE    DIVINE    PROVIDENCE       [PaRT  III. 

3  Trust  we  to  youth,  or  friends,  or  power  ? 
Fix  we  on  this  terrestrial  ball  ? 

When  most  secure,  the  coming  hour, 
If  thou  seest  fit,  may  blast  them  all. 

4  All  things  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 
On  thine  eternal  will  depend  ; 

And  all  for  greater  good  were  given, 
Would  man  pursue  the  appointed  end. 

5  Be  this  my  care  ! — to  all  beside 
Indifferent  let  my  wishes  be  ; 
Passion  be  calm,  and  dumb  be  pride, 
And  fixed  my  soul,  great  God  !  on  thee. 

107.       L.    M. 

Equity  of  the  Divine  Dispensations. 

1  Who,  gracious  Father  !  shall  complain 
Under  thy  mild  and  equal  reign  ? 
Who  does  a  weight  of  duty  share^ 
More  than  his  aids  and  powers  can  bear? 

2  With  differing  climes,  and  differing  lands, 
With  fertile  plains,  and  barren  sands. 
Thy  hand  hath  framed  this  earthly  round. 
And  set  each  nation  in  its  bound. 

3  Varied  alike,  thy  moral  ray 

Here  sheds  a  full,  there  fainter  day ; 
The  God  of  all,  unkind  to  none, 
To  all  the  path  of  life  has  shown. 

4  O  the  abounding  grace  which  brought 
To  us,  the  words  by  Jesus  taught  1 

So  blest  and  with  such  hopes  inspired, 
How  much  is  given,  how  much  required  ! 


Part  hi.]       and  government. 


108.  c.  M. 

God  no  Kespecter  of  Persons, 

1  With  eye  impartial,  heaven's  high  King 
Surveys  each  human  tribe  ; 
No  earthly  pomp  thy  eyes  can  charm. 
Nor  wealth  thy  favor  bribe. 

'Z  The  rich  and  poor,  of  equal  clay 
Thy  powerful  hand  did  frame  ; 
All  souls  are  thine,  and  thee  alike 
Their  common  Parent  claim. 

3  Thou  oft  dost  visit  in  thy  love 

The  captive's  lonely  cell  ; 
And  with  the  penitent  who  mourns, 
'Tis  thy  delight  to  dwell : 

4  The  downcast  spirit  to  revive, 

The  sorrowful  to  cheer  ; 
And  from  the  bed  of  dust,  to  raise 
The  man  of  heart  sincere. 

5  With  thee,  dwells  no  relentless  wrath 

Against  the  human  race  : 
The  souls  which  thou  hast  formed,  shall  find 
A  refuge  in  thy  grace. 

109.  c.  M. 

The  Mystery  and  Benignity  of  Providence. 

1  God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 
His  wonders  to  perform  : 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 


THE    DIVINE    PROVIDENCE       [PaRT  III. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  great  designs, 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints  !  fresh  courage  take  : 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread. 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace  : 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour  : 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err. 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain  : 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

110.       L.    M. 

Faith  m  God  in  the  Darkness  of  Providence. 

1  Lord  !  we  adore  thy  vast  designs, 
The  obscure  abyss  of  providence, — 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense. 

2  Now  clouds  obscure  thine  awful  face, 
And  gathering  darkness  veils  thy  smile. 
Yet  through  the  clouds  we  see  thy  grace, 
And  trust  in  thy  compassion  still. 


Part  hi.]        and  government. 

3  Through  every  scene  of  deep  distress, 
We  walk  by  faith  and  not  by  sight ; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness, 
And  cheers  the  gloom  of  darkest  night. 

4  Father  !  if  thou  with  lifted  rod 
Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below, 
Still  may  we  lean  on  thee  our  God, 
And  may  thine  arm  support  us  through. 

111.       S.    M. 

Confidence  in  the  Divine  Government. 

1  Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears ; 
Hope  and  be  undismayed  ; 

God  hears  thy  sighs  and  counts  thy  tears, 
He  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 

2  Through  waves,  and  clouds,  and  storms, 
He  gently  clears  thy  way  ; 

Wait  thou  his  time,  so  shall  this  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

3  What  though  thou  rulest  not ; 
Yet  heaven,  and  earth,  and  hell 

Proclaim,  God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 
And  ruleth  all  things  well. 

4  Thou  seest  our  weakness.  Lord  ; 
Our  hearts  are  known  to  thee  ; 

O  lift  thou  up  the  sinking  head, 
Confirm  the  feeble  knee. 

5  To  each  thou  dost  divide 
His  lot  of  good  and  ill  ; 

Nor  this  too  great,  nor  that  too  small, 
Ordained  by  heaven's  high  will. 


THE    DIVINE    PROVIDENCE       ff  ART  III. 

6  Let  man  conform  his  mind 
To  every  changing  state  ; 

Rejoicing  now,  and  now  resigned. 
And  the  great  issue  wait. 

7  Hopeful  and  humble  take 
Thy  evil  and  thy  good  ; 

Nor  by  presumption  nor  despair, 
Weak  mortal,  be  subdued. 

112.       C.    M. 

The  Vicissitudes  of  Providence. 

i  The  gifts,  indulgent  heaven  bestows, 
Are  variously  conveyed  ; 
The  human  mind,  like  nature,  knows 
Alternate  light  and  shade. 

2  While  changing  aspect  all  things  wear, 

Can  we  expect  to  find 
Unclouded  sunshine  all  the  year, 
Or  constant  peace  of  mind  1 

3  More  gaily  smiles  the  blooming  spring, 

When  v*^intry  storms  are  o'er  ; 
Retreating  sorrow  thus  may  bring 
Delights  unknown  before. 

4  Then,  Christian !  send  thy  fears  away, 

Nor  sink  in  gloomy  care  ; 
Though  clouds  o'er  spread  the  scene  to-day, 
To-morrow  may  be  fair. 


Part  hi.]        and  government. 

113.  L.    M. 

God  the  Protector  of  Innocence.     Ps.  \. 

1  What  eyes  like  thine,  Eternal  Sire  ! 
Through  sin's  obscurest  depths  enquire? 
What  hand,  like  thine,  on  virtue's  foes 
The  needful  judgments  can  impose  ? 

2  The  meek  observer  of  thy  laws 

To  thee  commits  his  injured  cause  : 
In  thee,  each  anxious  fear  resigned, 
The  fatherless  a  father  find. 

3  Thine  is  the  throne  ;  beneath  thy  reign, 
Thou  sovereign  King !  the  tribes  profane 
Behold  their  dreams  of  conquest  o'er, 
And  vanish,  to  be  seen  no  more. 

4  'T  is  thine  the  orphan's  cheek  to  dry, 
The  guiltless  sufferer's  cause  to  try ; 
To  rein  each  earth-born  tyrant's  will, 
And  bid  the  sons  of  pride  be  stilL 

114.  C.    M- 

"  God  is  our  Refuge  and  Strength. '^    Ps.  xlvi. 

1  On  God  supreme  our  hope  depends, 

Whose  omnipresent  sight 
E'en  to  the  pathless  realms  extends 
Of  uncreated  night. 

2  Plunged  in  th'  abyss  of  deep  distress, 

To  him  we  raised  our  cry  ; 
His  mercy  bade  our  sorrows  cease, 
!  And  filled  our  tongue  with  joy. 

i  I 


THE   DIVINE   PROVIDENCE,  &C.       [PaRT  III. 

3  Though  earth  her  ancient  seat  forsake, 

By  pangs  convulsive  torn, 
Though  her  self-balanced  fabric  shake, 
And  ruined  nature  mourn  ; 

4  Though  hills  be  in  the  ocean  lost, 

With  all  their  trembling  load ; 
No  fear  shall  e'er  disturb  the  just. 
Or  shake  his  trust  in  God. 

5  Nations  remote  and  realms  unknown, 

In  vain  resist  his  sway  ; 
For  lo  !  Jehovah's  voice  is  shown. 
And  earth  shall  melt  away. 

6  Let  war's  devouring  surges  rise. 

And  swell  on  every  side  ; 
The  Lord  of  hosts  our  safeguard  is, 
And  Jacob's  God  our  guide. 

115.       L.    M. 

(  Providence,  the  peculiar  Guardian  of  the  Church.    Ps.  xlvi. 

1  God  is  the  refuge  of  his  saints, 

When  fiercest  storms  their  peace  invade ; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 

2  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurled 
Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there, 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world, — 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 
Supplies  the  city  of  our  God  ; 

Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through, 
And  watering  our  divine  abode. 


Part  hi.]    the  christian  revelation. 

4  Zion  enjoys  her  Sovereign's  love, 
Secure  in  every  threatening  hour  ; 
Nor  can  her  firm  foundations  move, 
Built  on  his  truth,  and  armed  with  power. 


116.       L.    M. 

God  the  iutdlectual  Light.    2  Cor.  iv.  6. 

1  Praise  to  the  Lord  of  boundless  might, 
With  uncreated  glories  bright  ! 

His  presence  gilds  the  worlds  above  ; 
The  unchanging  source  of  light  and  love. 

2  Our  rising  earth  his  eye  beheld. 
When  in  substantial  darkness  veiled, 
The  shapeless  chaos,  nature's  womb, 
Lay  buried  in  eternal  gloom. 

3  Let  there  be  light !  Jehovah  said, 
And  light  o'er  all  its  face  was  spread  : 
Nature,  arrayed  in  charms  unknown, 
Gay  with  its  nev/-born  lustre  shone. 

4  He  sees  the  mind,  w^hen  lost  it  lies 
In  shades  of  ignorance  and  vice  ; 
And  darts  from  heaven  a  vivid  ray, 
And  changes  midnight  into  day. 

5  Our  souls,  revived  by  heavenly  light, 
Shall  be  in  all  thine  image  bright  ; 
While  all  our  faculties  shall  join 

To  praise  the  Lord  of  light  divine. 


>  THE  CHRISTIAN  REVELATION.      [PaRT  III. 

117.  L.    M. 

The  Divine  Benignity  in  every  Dispensation.    Ps,  ix.  10. 

1  Praise  to  his  grace,  who  loud  proclaims 
His  various  and  his  saving  names ; 

0  may  they  not  be  heard  alone, 
But  by  our  sure  experience  known  ! 

Q  Awake,  our  noblest  powers,  to  bless 
The  God  of  Abr'am,  God  of  peace  ; 
Now  by  a  dearer  title  known. 
Father  and  God  of  Christ  his  son. 

3  Through  every  age  his  gracious  ear 
Is  open  to  his  servant's  prayer; 
Nor  can  one  humble  soul  complain 
That  it  hath  sought  its  God  in  vain. 

4  What  unbelieving  heart  shall  dare 
In  whispers  to  suggest  a  fear, 
While  still  he  owns  his  ancient  name, 
The  same  his  power,  his  love  the  same  ? 

5  To  thee  our  souls  in  faith  arise, 
To  thee  we  lift  expecting  eyes. 
And  boldly  through  the  desert  tread  ; 
For  God  will  guard  where  God  shall  lead, 

118.  S.    M. 

Jesus  Christ  the  Light  of  the  World. 

1  Behold  the  Prince  of  peace ! 
The  chosen  of  the  Lord, 

God's  well-beloved  Son,  fulfils 
The  sure  prophetic  word. 


Part  hi.]     the  christian  revelation. 

2  No  royal  pomp  adorns 
This  king  of  righteousness  : 

Meekness  and  patience,  truth  and  love 
Compose  his  princely  dress. 

3  The  spirit  of  the  Lord, 
In  rich  abundance  shed, 

On  this  great  prophet  gently  lights, 
And  rests  upon  his  head, 

4  Jesus,  the  light  of  men  ! 
His  doctrine  life  imparts  ; 

0  may  we  feel  its  quickening  power 
To  warm  and  glad  our  hearts  ! 

5  Cheered  by  its  beams,  our  souls 
Shall  run  the  heavenly  way  : 

The  path  which  Christ  has  marked  and  trod, 
Will  lead  to  endless  day. 

119.       C.     M. 

The  first  and  second  coming  of  Jesus.    Ps.  xcvi. 

1  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands ! 

Ye  tribes  of  every  tongue  ! 
His  new-discovered  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  came 

A  guilty  world  to  save ; 
From  vice  and  error  to  reclaim, 
And  rescue  from  the  grave. 

3  Let  heaven  proclaim  the  joyful  day  : 

Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen  ; 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    REVELATION.       [PaRT  III. 

•i  With  pleasure  lift  your  wondering  eyes, 
Ye  islands  of  the  sea  ! 
Ye  mountains  !  sink  ;  ye  valleys  !  rise  ; 
Prepare  the  Saviour's  way. 

5  Behold  he  comes  !  he  comes  to  bless 

The  nations  from  their  God  ; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  send  his  truth  abroad. 

6  Again  he  comes,  with  powerful  voice 

To  wake  the  numerous  dead, 
And  call  his  churches  to  rejoice 
With  their  exalted  head. 

7  When  he,  who  is  our  life,  draws  near, 

And  all  his  glory  view, 
His  faithful  servants  shall  appear 
With  him  in  glory  too. 

120.     c.  M. 

The  Mission  of  Jesus  Christ.     Luke  iv.  18;  19. 

1  Hark,  the  glad  sound  !  the  Saviour  comes  J 

The  Saviour  promised  long ! 
Let  every  heart  a  throne  prepare ; 
And  every  voice  a  song  ! 

2  On  him  the  spirit  largely  poured, 

Exerts  its  holy  fire ; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love, 
His  sacred  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  prisoner  to  release, 

Tn  wretched  bondage  held  ; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 


Part  hi.]     the  christian  revelation. 

4  He  comes,  from  tliickcst  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray  ; 
And  on  the  eye-balls  of  the  blind, 
To  pour  celestial  day. 

5  He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  bind^ 

The  wounded  soul  to  cure  : 
And  with  the  treasures  of  his  grace^ 
T'  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

6  Our  songs  of  joy  and  gratitude 

His  welcome  shall  proclaim  ! 
Hail  to  the  prince  of  peace,  who  comes 
In  God  our  Father's  name  ! 


121.       H.    M. 

The  Efficacy  of  the  Gospel.     Isa.  Iv.  10;  11. 

Mark  the  soft-falling  snow, 
And  the  descending  rain  ! 
To  heaven  from  wlience  it  fell, 
It  turns  not  back  again  ; 

But  waters  earth 

Through  every  pore, 

And  calls  forth  all 

Her  secret  store. 

Arrayed  in  beauteous  green, 
The  hills  and  valleys  shine, 
And  man  and  beast  are  fed 
By  providence  divine : 

The  harvest  bows 

Its  golden  ears, 

The  copious  seed 

Of  future  years. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    REVELATION.     [PaRT    IIJa 

3  "So/'  saith  the  God  of  grace, 
"  My  gospel  shall  descend, 
Almighty  to  effect 
The  purpose  I  intend ; 

Millions  of  souls 

Shall  feel  its  power, 

And  bear  it  down 

To  millions  more/' 


122.       L.    M. 

Jesus  Christ  the  Sun  of  Righteousness.    Mai,  iv.  2. 

1  To  thee,  O  God  !  we  homage  pay, 
Source  of  the  light  that  rules  the  day  ! 
Who,  while  he  gilds  all  nature's  frame, 
Reflects  thy  rays  and  speaks  thy  name. 

2  In  louder  strains  we  sing  that  grace, 
Which  gives  the  sun  of  righteousness, 
Whose  nobler  light  salvation  brings. 
And  scatters  healing  from  his  wings. 

3  Enlightened  by  his  heavenly  ray. 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day ; 
His  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

4  O  may  his  glories  stand  confessed, 
From  north  to  south,  from  east  to  west ; 
Successful  may  his  gospel  run, 

Wide  as  the  circuit  of  the  sun. 

5  When  shall  that  radiant  scene  arise, 
When  fixed  on  high,  in  purer  skies, 
Christ  all  his  lustre  shall  display 

On  all  his  saints  through  endless  day  ! 


Part  ih.]    the  christian  revelation. 

123.  L.    M. 

Jesus  Christ  llie  Image  of  the  invasible  God. 

1  Thou,  Lord,  by  mortal  eyes  unseen, 
And  by  thine  offspring  here  unknown, 
To  manifest  thyself  to  men, 

Hast  set  thine  image  in  thy  Son. 

2  As  the  bright  sun's  meridian  blaze 
O'erwhelms  and  pains  our  feeble  sight, 
But  cheers  us  with  his  softer  rays 
When  shining  with  reflected  light ; 

3  So  in  thy  Son,  thy  power  divine, 
Thy  wisdom,  justice,  truth,  and  love, 
With  mild  and  pleasing  lustre  shine, 
Reflected  from  thy  throne  above. 

4  Though  Jews,  who  granted  not  his  claim^ 
Contemptuous  turned  away  their  face ; 
Yet  those  who  trusted  in  his  name, 
Beheld  in  him  thy  truth  and  grace. 

5  O  Thou  !  at  whose  almighty  word, 
Fair  light  at  first  from  daikness  shone, 
Teach  us  to  know  our  glorious  Lord, 
And  trace  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

6  While  we  thine  image  there  displayed, 
With  love  and  admiration  view, 
Form  us  in  likeness  to  our  head. 
That  we  may  bear  thine  image  too. 

124.  s.  M. 

Lig^ht  and  Redemption  by  the  Gospel. 
1  My  soul  reveres  the  page 

Where  light  and  pardon  shine ; 


THE    CHRISTIAN   REVELATION.       [PaRT  III. 

And  joys  to  tell  the  rising  age, 
What  goodness,  Lord  1  is  thine* 

2  That  goodness,  like  the  sun, 

Dawned  on  my  early  days, 

Ere  infant  reason  had  begun 

To  form  my  lips  to  praise. 

3  But  joy  far  more  refined 

Awaited  that  blest  day,  % 

Whose  sun  arose  upon  my  mind 
To  chase  its  gloom  away. 

4  Changed  was  my  mournful  state, 

When  God  revealed  his  name  ; 
And  showed  me  all  the  world  calls  great, 
Is  but  a  pleasing  dream. 

5  My  God  !  to  gospel  light 

My  dawn  of  peace  I  owe  ; 
Once  wandering  in  the  shades  of  night, 
And  sunk  in  hopeless  woe. 

6  With  transport  ever-new, 

I  own  thy  grace,  O  Lord  ! 
Eternity  that  grace  shall  shew, 
Thy  pardoning  love  record. 

125.       6/.    L.    M. 

Tlie  Mission  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Lights  of  your  race  in  ancient  times  ! 
In  every  age,  and  different  climes, 

For  wisdom  famed  among  mankind, 
Withdraw  your  thinly-scattered  rays. 
Before  the  broad  o'erpowering  blaze 

Of  the  supreme  eternal  mind. 


Part  hi.]    the  christian  revelation. 

2  Mercy's  great  year,  in  heaven  enrolled, 
By  seers  succeeding  seers  foretold, 

Was  now  with  solemn  pomp  unsealed  ; 
True  light  of  men,  Messiah  came, 
In  his  almighty  Father's  name. 

And  immortality  revealed. 

3  Filled  with  his  Father's  strength  he  taught; 
The  dumb  in  rapture  speak  their  thought, 

The  lame  leap  like  the  bounding  roe : 
The  rayless  eyeballs  drink  the  light. 
Death  yields  his  spoils  to  Jesus'  might, 

And  demons  shrink  to  shades  below. 

4  O  works  of  power,  O  works  of  love. 
Which  Christ's  divine  commission  prove, 

And  every  rising  doubt  control ! 
Pledge  of  the  power,  and  love  more  strong, 
Which  to  the  Son  of  God  belong, 

To  heal  the  miseries  of  the  soul  I 

126.       S.    M. 

Jesus  Christ  the  Messenger  of  Pardon. 

1  Raise  your  triumphant  songs 
To  an  immortal  tune  ; 

Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  hath  done. 

2  Sing  how  eternal  love 
Its  best-beloved  chose ! 

And  bade  him  raise  our  sinful  race 
From  an  abyss  of  woes. 

3  Pardon  and  peace  from  heaven 
Jesus  proclaim:?  abroad; 


THE  CllRISTIAN  REVELATION.      [PaRT  III. 

And  brings  to  erring,  guilty  man 
Sure  mercy  from  his  God. 

4  Then,  sinners,  xlry  your  tears, 
Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease  ; 

Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 
And  take  the  offered  peace. 

5  We  joy  to  hear  the  call  ; 

We  bless  the  Saviour's  name ; 
And  praise  the  first  Almighty  cause, 
From  which  such  favor  came. 

127.     s.  M. 

'^  By  grace  are  ye  saved."     Eph.  ii.  5. 

1  Grace — H  is  a  pleasing  sound, 

Harmonious  to  the  ear  ; 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound ; 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way, 

To  save  rebellious  man  ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Who  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  taught  our  wandering  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road ; 
And  fresh  supplies  each  hour  we  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 


Part  iti.]    the  christian  revelation. 

128.      8  &.  7s  M. 

Benignity  of  God  in  the  Gospel. 

1  Praise  to  God  the  great  Creator  ! 
Bounteous  source  of  every  joy, 
He  whose  hand  upholds  all  nature, 
He  whose  word  can  all  destroy  ! 
Saints,  with  pious  zeal  attending, 
Now  the  grateful  tribute  raise ; 
Solemn  songs  to  heaven  ascending, 
Join  the  universal  praise. 

2  Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 
Bordered  on  the  shades  of  death, 
He,  in  Christ  rich  grace  revealing, 
Scattered  all  the  clouds  beneath. 

Lo !  the  eternal  page  before  us 
Bears  the  covenant  of  his  love, 
Full  of  mercy  to  restore  us, 
Mercy  beaming  from  above.  i 

3  Father,  source  of  all  compassion, 
Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art ; 
Hail  the  God  of  our  salvation  ; 
Praise  him  every  thankful  heart : 
Joyfully  on  earth  adore  him, 

Till  in  heaven  our  son^s  we  raise  ; 
There  enraptured  fall  before  him, 
Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  pr^ttse. 

129.       L.    M. 

Christian  Privileges  ami  Obligations. 

1  What  countless  myriads  draw  their  breatli 
In  lands  of  ignorance  and  death, 

K 


THE    CHRISTIAN    REVELATION.       [PaRT  III. 

While  God  allots  my  share  of  time, 
VVithia  his  gospel's  favored  clime  ! 

2  Shall  I  receive  this  grace  in  vain  ? 
Shall  I  my  great  vocation  stain  ? 
Away,  ye  works  in  darkness  wrought ! 
Away,  each  sensual,  earthly  thought ! 

3  My  soul !  I  charge  thee  to  excel 
In  thinking  right  and  acting  well  ; 
Deep  let  thy  searching  powers  engage, 
Unbiassed,  in  the  sacred  page. 

4  Heighten  the  force  of  good  desire, 
To  deeds  of  shining  worth  aspire ; 
More  firm  in  fortitude,  despise 
The  world's  seducing  vanities. 

5  Strong  and  more  strong  thy  passions  rule, 
Advancing  still  in  virtue's  school  ; 
Contending  still,  with  noble  strife, 

To  imitate  thy  Saviour's  life. 

130.     p.  M. 

The  Christian  Church ,  a  Jiving  Temple.      1  Pet.  ii,  4,  5. 

1  With  ecstasy  of  joy 
Extol  his  glorious  name, 
Who  raised  the  spacious  earth. 
And  formed  the  human  frame  ; 

He  built  the  churcli,  who  built  the  sky, 
Shout  and  exalt  his  honors  high. 

2  See  the  foundation  laid 
By  power  and  love  divine  ; 
In  Christ  his  first-born  son, 
How  bright  his  glories  shine ! 


Part  hi.]    "The  christian  revelation. 

Low  he  descends,  in  dust  he  lies, 
That  from  his  tomb  a  church  may  rise. 

3  But  he  for  ever  lives, 
Nor  for  himself  alone  ; 
Each  saint  new  life  derives 
From  him  the  living  stone  ; 

His  influence  spreads  through  every  soul, 
And  in  one  house  unites  the  whole. 

4  To  him  with  joy  we  move, 
In  him  cemented  stand, 
The  living  temple  grows, 
And  owns  the  tounder's  hand  : 

That  structure,  Lord !  still  higher  rais^, 
Loader  to  sound  its  builder's  praise. 

5  Descend  and  shed  abroad 
The  tokens  of  thy  grace  ; 
And  with  more  radiant  beams 
Let  glory  till  the  place  ; 

Our  joyful  souls  shall  prostrate  fall, 
And  own  our  God  is  all  in  all. 


131.       7s    M. 

The  Invitations  of  the  Gospel.     Mai.  ad.  28. 

1  Come  !  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 
Come,  and  make  my  paths  your  choice : 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home  ; 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  come  ! 

2  Thou,  who  houseless,  sole,  forlorn, 
Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scom. 
Long  hast  roamed  the  barren  w^aste, 
Weary  pilgrim,  hither  haste  ! 


THE    CHRISTIAN    REVELATION.      [PaRT    lljv 

S  Ye,  who  tost  on  beds  of  pain, 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain  : 
Ye,  whose  swollen  and  sleepless  eyes, 
Watch  to  see  the  morning  rise  : 

4  Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn. 

Guilt,  in  strong  remorse,  who  mourn ; 
Here  repose  your  heavy  care  : 
Conscience  wounded,  who  can  bear  ? 

5  Sinner,  come  !  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  for  every  wound  ; 
Peace  that  ever  shall  endure ; 
Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure. 

132.     c.  M. 

The  Highway  to  Zion.     Isa.  xxxv.  8, 9,  lOj 

1  Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 

Your  great  deliverer  sing  ; 
Pilgrims,  for  Zion's  city  bound. 
Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

2  See  the  fair  way  his  hand  hath  raised, 

How  holy  and  how  plain  ! 
Nor  shall  the  simplest  traveller  err 
Nor  ask  the  track  in  vain. 

3  No  ravening  lion  shall  destroy, 

Nor  lurking  serpent  wound  ; 
Pleasure  and  safety,  peace  and  praise, 
Through  all  the  path  are  found. 

4  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 

Aloncr  the  blissful  road. 
Till  on  the  sacred  mount  you  see 
The  glory  of  your  God. 


Fart  hi.]     the  christian  revelation. 

3  There,  garlands  of  immortal  joy 
Shall  bloom  on  (n  ery  head  ; 
While  sorrow,  j^ighing,  and  distress, 
Like  shadows  all  are  fled. 

6  March  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength, 
Pursue  his  footsteps  still  ; 
And  let  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye, 
While  laboring  up  the  hill. 


Jesus  risen,  and  Deatli  vanquished. 

1  Angel,  roll  the  stone  away  ! 
Death,  yield  up  thy  mighty  prey ! 
See,  he  rises  from  the  tomb, 

Glowing  in  immortal  bloom!     Hallelujah! 

2  Shout,  ye  saints,  in  rapturous  song ; 
Let  the  notes  be  sweet  and  strong ; 
Hail  the  son  of  God,  this  morn 
From  his  sepulchre  new-born  ! 

3  Christians,  dry  your  flowing  tears ; 
Chase  those  unbelievinor  fears  : 
Look  on  his  deserted  grave  ; 
Doubt  no  more  his  power  to  save. 

4  Powers  of  heaven,  celestial  choirs, 
Sing,  and  sweep  your  sounding  lyres ! 
Sons  of  men,  in  joyful  strain, 

'Hail  your  mighty  Saviour's  reign  I 

5  Every  note  with  wonder  swell. 
And  the  Saviour's  triumph  tell  : 
Where,  O  death,  is  now  thy  sting  ? 
Wliere  thy  terrors,  vanquished  king  ? 

k2 


THE    CHRISTIAN   REVELATION.      [PaRT  III, 

134.        L.    M. 

Death  and  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  He  dies,  the  friend  of  sinners  dies  ! 
Lo  !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around  ; 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies  ; 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground  : 

2  Here  's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree  ; 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men  ; 

But  lo  !  what  sudden  joys  we  see, — 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 

^  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints  !  and  say 
How  high  your  great  deliverer  reigns ; 
Sing  how  he  rose  to  endless  day. 
And  led  the  tyrant  death  in  chains : 

4  Say,  "  Live  for  ever,  wondrous  King  ! 
Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  !" 
Then  ask  the  monster,  "  Where's  thy  sting  ? 
And  where  's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave  V* 

135.     7s  M. 

The  Ascension  and  Exaltation  of  Jesus. 

1  Hail  the  day  that  sees  him  rise, 
Ravished  from  our  wishful  eyes ; 
Christ,  a  while  to  mortals  given, 
Now  ascends  the  highest  heaven. 

2  There  the  pompous  triumph  waits, 
Lift  your  heads,  eternal  gates  ! 
Wide  unfold  the  radiant  scene, 
Take  the  exalted  Jesus  in. 


Part  hi.]     tue  christian  revelation. 

3  Him  the  highest  heaven  receives, 
Still  he  loves  the  earth  he  leaves  ; 
Though  exalted  to  his  throne, 
Still  he  calls  mankind  his  ONyn. 

4  See,  he  lifts  his  hands  above, 
See,  he  shows  the  prints  of  love  ; 
Hark  !  his  gracious  lips  bestow 
Blessings  on  his  church  below. 

5  Ever  upward  let  us  move. 
Wafted  on  the  wings  of  love  ; 
There  we  shall  with  him  remain, 
Partners  of  his  endless  reign. 

136.       L.    M. 

The  Excellency  and  final  Success  of  the  Gospel.    Ps.  xix, 

1  The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord  ! 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines ; 

But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 
And  nights,  and  days,  thy  power  confess  ; 
But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ, 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  convey  thy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand ; 
So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race. 

It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4  Father  of  lights  !  in  glory  rise. 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light ; 
That  word  which  makes  the  simple  wise, 
Whose  laws  are  pure,  whose  judgments  right- 


THE    CHRISTIAN    REVELATION.      [PaRT   III. 

5  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view, 
In  souls  renewed,  and  sins  forgiven : 
Cleanse,  thou,  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 
And  guide  me  by  thy  word  to  heaven. 


137.       L.    M. 

^'  Thy  kingdom  come."    Matt,  vi,  10. 

1  Father  adored  in  worlds  above  ! 
Thy  glorious  name  be  hallowed  still ; 
Thy  kingdom  come  with  power  and  love, 
And  earth,  like  heaven,  obey  thy  will. 

2  The  triumphs  of  thy  truth  display  ; 
In  every  clime  reign  thou  alone, 
Till  all  thy  foes  confess  thy  sway, 
And  glory  ends  what  grace  begun. 

3  Fountain  of  light !  all-perfect  mind  ! 
O  let  thine  healing  influence  flow 
Through  all  the  tribes  of  human  kind, 
And  new  create  thy  world  below. 

4  Diffuse  the  blessings  widely  round, 
Thy  grace  so  richly  scatters  here. 
Till  earth  shall,  to  its  utmost  bound, 
Thy  hand  confess,  adore,  and  fear. 

138.      8  &  7s  M. 

Prosperity  of  the  Church.    Isa.  xxxiii.  20,  21. 

1  Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 
Zion,  city  of  our  God  ! 
He  whose  word  cannot  be  broken, 
Formed  thee  for  his  own  abode  : 


Part  hi.]    the  christian  re\  elatiov. 

2  On  the  rock  of  ages  founded — 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose  ? 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded, 
Thou  may' St  smile  at  all  thy  foes. 

3  Round  each  habitation  hovering, 

See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear  ! 
For  a  glory  and  a  covering, 
Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near. 

4  See  the  streams  of  living  waters, 

Springing  from  eternal  love, 
Cheer  and  bless  thy  sons  and  daughters, 
And  all  fear  of  want  remove  : 

o  Who  can  faint,  while  such  a  river 
Ever  flows  their  thirst  t'  assuage  ? 

— Grace,  which  like  the  Lord,  the  giver, 
Never  fails  from  age  to  age. 


139.      8&7sM. 

The  future  Peace  and  Glory  of  the  Church.      Isa.  Ix.  15—20. 

1  Hear  what  God,  the  Lord,  hath  spoken  : 
O  my  people,  faint  and  few. 
Comfortless,  afflicted,  broken  : 

Fair  abodes  I  build  for  you  : 
Scenes  of  heartfelt  tribulation 
Shall  no  more  perplex  your  ways  : 
You  shall  name  your  walls,  salvation, 
And  your  gates  shall  all  be  praise. 

2  There,  like  streams  that  feed  the  garden, 
Pleasures  witliout  end,  shall  flow ; 

For  the  Lord,  your  faith  rewarding, 
All  his  bounty  shall  bestow  : 


THiE    CHRISTIAN   REVELATION.      [PaRT  III.    | 

i 
Still  in  undisturbed  possession 
Peace  and  righteousness  shall  reign; 
Never  shall  you  feel  oppression, 
Hear  the  voice  of  war  again. 

3  Ye,  no  more  your  suns  descending, 
Waning  moons  no  more  shall  see ; 
But  your  griefs  for  ever  ending, 
Find  eternal  noon  in  me  : 
God  shall  rise,  and  shining  o'er  you, 
Change  to  day  the  gloom  of  night ; 
He,  the  Lord,  shall  be  your  glory, 
God  your  everlasting  light, 

140.      S.    M. 

Attraction  of  the  Cross.    John  xii.  32. 

1  Behold  th*  amazing  sight, 
The  Saviour  lifted  high  ! 

Behold  the  Father's  chief  delight 
Expire  in  agony ! 

2  For  whom,  for  whom,  my  heart, 
Were  all  these  sorrows  borne  ? 

Why  did  he  feel  that  piercing  smart, 
And  meet  that  various  scorn  ? 

3  For  love  of  us  he  bled, 
And  all  in  torture  died ; 

'T  was  love  that  bowed  his  fainting  head, 
And  oped  his  gushing  side. 

4  In  sympathy  of  love 

Let  all  the  earth  combine  ; 
And,  drawn  by  cords  so  gentle,  prove 
The  energy  divine. 


Part  hi.]    the  christian  REVELATiosr. 

5  In  liim  our  hearts  unite, 

Nor  share  his  grief  alone, 
But  from  his  cross  pursue  their  flight 

To  his  triumphant  throne. 

141.       C.    M, 

Prayer  for  the  Spread  of  the  Gospel. 

1  Great  God  of  grace  !  arise  and  shine. 
With  beams  of  heavenly  light : 
From  this  dark  world  of  sin  dispel 
The  long  and  gloomy  night. 

(  2  No  more  may  senseless  idols  share 
The  honors  due  to  thee  : 
May  every  nation  know  thy  name, 
And  thy  salvation  see. 

8  No  more  may  persecution  dare 
To  lift  her  iron  rod  ; 
No  longer  shed  the  blood  of  saints, 
And  plead  a  zeal  for  God. 

4  With  its  own  pure  and  native  light, 
Still  may  thy  gospel  shine : 
And  error  fly  like  noxious  mists 
Before  this  light  divine. 

6  While  heaven-born  truth  her  charms  reveals, 
May  love  each  breast  inspire  ; 
Nor  one  base  passion  ever  mix, 
To  quench  this  sacred  fire. 


THE    CHRISTIAN   REVELATION.     [PaRT   III. 

142.        L.     M. 

The  Kingdom  of  Christ.      Ps.  Ixxii. 

1  To  God  let  fervent  prayers  arise 
With  every  daily  sacrifice, 

The  great  Messiah's  reign  to  spread, 
And  with  new  honors  crown  his  head- 

2  Soon  may  he  rule  where'er  the  sun 
Doth  his  successive  journeys  run ; 

His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

3  As  gentle  rain  on  parching  ground. 
His  gospel  sheds  its  influence  round ; 
Its  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils. 
Like  heavenly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

^  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns ; 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  loose  his  chains  ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 
And  contrite  hearts  with  peace  are  blest. 

5  Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
The  sting  of  death  is  known  no  more  ; 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 
More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 

6  Great  God  !  may  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  thy  love  with  sweetest  song ; 
And  with  united  hearts  proclaim. 

That  grace  and  truth  by  Jesus  came. 


Part  iii.]    example  of  jesus  christ. 

143.  L.    M. 

Example  of  the  Saviour. 

1  And  is  the  gospel  peace  and  love  ? 
So  let  our  conversation  be  ; 

The  serpent  blended  with  the  dove, 
Wisdom  and  meek  simplicity. 

2  Whene'er  the  angry  passions  rise, 

And  tempt  our  thoughts  or  tongues  to  strife, 
On  Jesus  let  us  fix  our  eyes, 
Bright  pattern  of  the  christian  life  ! 

3  O  how  benevolent  and  kind  ! 
How  mild  !  how  ready  to  forgive  ! 
Be  this  the  temper  of  our  mind. 
And  his  the  rules  by  which  we  live. 

4  To  do  his  heavenly  father's  will 
Was  his  employment  and  delight  : 
Humanity  and  holy  zeal 

Shone  through  his  life  divinely  bright ! 

5  Dispensing  good  where'er  he  came, 
The  labors  of  his  life  were  love  : 

If  then  we  love  our  saviour's  name^ 
Thus  let  us  our  relation  prove. 

144.  c.  M. 

Examp.e  of  Christ. 

1  Behold  where  in  a  mortal  form, 
Appears  each  grace  divine  ; 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 


EXAMPLE    OF    JESUS    CTHRIST         [PaRT  III. 

2  To  spread  the  rays  of  heavenly  light, 

To  give  the  mourner  joy, 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor, 
Was  his  divine  employ. 

3  Lowly  in  heart,  to  all  his  friends 

A  friend  and  servant  found, 
He  vv^ashed  their  feet,  he  wiped  their  tears, 
And  healed  each  bleeding  wound. 

4  Midst  keen  reproach,  and  cruel  scorn, 

Patient  and  meek  he  stood  ; 
His  foes  ungrateful,  sought  his  life  ; 
He  labored  for  their  good. 

5  To  God  he  left  his  righteous  cause, 

And  still  his  task  pursued ; 
While  humble  prayer  and  holy  faith 
His  fainting  strength  renewed. 

6  In  the  last  hour  of  deep  distress, 

He  sought  his  father's  throne, 
Breathed  out  his  soul,  and  meekly  said, 
"  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  V* 

7  No  longer  now  the  man  of  griefs  ; 

Of  life  immortal  Lord  ; 
He  calls  his  brethren  fellow-heirs, 
Their  glory — his  reward. 

8  Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  guide  ! 

His  image  may  we  bear  ! 
O  may  we  tread  his  holy  steps, 
His  joy  and  triumph  share. 


Tart  hi.]    and  christian  knowledge. 

145.  C.    M. 

The  Example  of  Jesus  and  his  faithful  Servants, 

1  Give  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 

Within  the  veil,  and  see 
The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be  ! 

2  Once  they  were  mourners  here  below  ; 

Their  eyes  were  dimmed  with  tears ; 
And  hard  they  strove,  as  we  would  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3  And  ask  we,  whence  their  victory  came  ?- 

They  with  united  breath 
Ascribe  their  triumph  to  his  name, 
Who  burst  the  bands  of  death. 

4  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  he  trod. 

His  zeal  inspired  their  breast ; 
And  following  their  triumphant  Lord, 
Possess  the  promised  rest. 

5  Then  to  our  glorious  leader,  praise 

For  his  own  pattern  given  ; 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Shows  the  same  path  to  heaven. 

146.  L.  M. 

Imitation  of  the  Saviour. 

1  Father  of  our  exalted  Lord  ! 
I  read  my  duty  in  his  word  ; 
But  in  his  life  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living:  characters. 


EXAMPLE    OF    JESUS    CHRIST         [PaRT  III. 

2  Faithful  his  mission  to  fulfil ! 
Resigned  to  all  his  Father's  will  ! 
His  love  and  meekness,  how  divine  ! 

I  would  transcribe  and  make  them  mine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air, 
Witnessed  the  fervor  of  his  prayer  j 
The  desert  his  temptations  knew, 
His  conflicts  and  his  victories  too. 

4  He  is  my  pattern  ;  may  I  bear 
More  ot  his  gracious  image  here  ! 
Then  shall  I  find  my  humble  name 
Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

147.     c.   M. 

The  Excellence  of  the  Scriptures. 

1  Father  of  mercies  !  in  thy  word 

What  endless  glory  shines  ! 
For  ever  be  thy  name  adored, 
For  these  celestial  lines  ! 

2  Here,  may  the  wretched  sons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find  ; 
Riches  above  what  eartli  can  grant^ 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here,  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And  yields  a  free  repast ; 
More  precious  fruits  than  nature  knows, 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here,  springs  of  consolation  rise. 

To  cheer  the  fainting  mind  ; 

And  thirsty  soids  receive  supplies, 

And  sweet  refreshment  find. 


Part  III.]     aivd  christian  knowledge, 

5  O  may  thy  gospel  ever  be 
Our  study  and  delight; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  we  see, 
And  still  increasing  light ! 

148.       C.    M. 

Instruction  and  Consolation  from  the  Scriptures.     Ps.  cxix. 

4  Lord  !  we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice, 
Our  lasting  heritage  : 
There  shall  our  noblest  powers  rejoice, 
Our  warmest  thoiights  engage. 

2  We'll  read  the  histories  of  thy  love, 

And  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
While  through  the  promises  we  rove, 
W^ith  ever  fresh  delight. 

3  Our  numerous  griefs  are  here  redrest, 

And  all  our  wants  supplied  ; 
Nought  we  can  ast  to  make  us  blest, 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 

4  This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown  : 

Then  blest  is  he  who  wisely  tries 

To  make  that  pearl  his  own. 

5  This  is  the  judge  that  ends  the  strife, 

Where  wit  and  reason  fail  ; 
Our  guide  to  everlasting  life ; 
Through  all  this  gloomy  vale. 

6  Oh  !  may  its  counsels,  mighty  God ! 

Our  roving  feet  command  ; 
Nor  we  forsake  the  happy  road, 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 


EXAMPLE    OF    JESUS    CHRIST     [PaRT  III. 

149.        L.     M. 

Efficacy  and  Blessing^s  of  the  Christian  Scriptures. 

1  God,  in  the  gospel  of  his  Son, 
Makes  his  eternal  counsels  known ; 
And  sinners  of  an  humble  frame 

May  taste  his  grace,  and  learn  his  name. 

2  Wisdom  its  dictates  here  imparts, 

To  form  our  minds,  to  cheer  our  hearts ; 
Its  influence  makes  the  sinner  live ; 
It  bids  the  drooping  saint  revive. 

3  Our  raging  passions  it  controls, 
And  comfort  yields  to  contrite  souls  ; 
It  brings  a  better  u^orld  in  view, 

And  guides  us  all  our  journey  through. 

4  May  this  blessed  volume  ever  lie 
Close  to  my  heart,  and  near  my  eye ; 
To  life's  last  hour  my  soul  employ, 
And  fit  me  for  the  heavenly  joy. 

150.     s.  M. 

The  Glory  and  Efficacy  of  God^s  Word. 

1  What  glory  gilds  thy  word  ! 
Majestic  like  the  sun, 

It  gives  a  light  to  every  age, 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

2  The  hand  that  gave  it,  still 
Supplies  its  light  and  heat ; 

His  truths  upon  the  nations  rise, 
Tlipv  rise,  but  never  set. 


Part  hi.]    and  christian  knowledge. 

3  And  blest  thy  creature  is, 
When  first  with  single  eye 

He  views  the  lustre  of  thy  word, 
The  day-spring  from  on  high. 

4  Through  clouds  that  veil  the  skies, 
And  frown  on  earthly  things, 

The  sun  of  righteousness  breaks  forth; 
With  healing  in  his  wings. 

5  Struck  by  that  light,  his  heart 
A  barren  soil  no  more, 

Sends  shoots  of  righteousness  abroad. 
Where  follies  sprung  before. 

6  The  soul  so  dreary  once, 
Once  misery's  dark  domain, 

Feels  happiness  unknown  before, 
And  owns  a  heavenly  reign. 

151.       S.    M. 

Meekness  and  Candor  in  investigating  divine  Truth-. 

1  Imposture  shrinks  from  light, 
And  dreads  the  curious  eye  : 

But  sacred  truths  the  test  invite. 
They  bid  us  search  and  try. 

2  O  may  we  still  maintain 
A  meek,  inquiring  mind  ; 

Assured  we  shall  not  search  in  vain, 
But  hidden  treasures  find. 

e    With  understanding  blest, 

Created  to  be  free. 
Our  faith  on  man  we  dare  not  rest, 

Subject  to  none  but  thee. 


EXAMPLE    OF    JESUS    CHRIST         [PART  IH. 

4  Lord,  give  the  light  we  need  ; 
With  soundest  knov/ledge  fill  ; 

From  noxious  error  guard  our  creed, 
From  prejudice  our  will. 

5  The  truth  thou  shalt  impart, 
May  we  with  firmness  own  ; 

Abhorring  each  evasive  art, 
And  fearing  thee  alone. 

152.       L.    M. 

Christian  Instruction  and  Worship  sanctified. 

1  O  HOW  delightful  is  the  road 
That  leads  us  to  thy  temple,  Lord  I 
With  joy  we  visit  thine  abode, 
And  seek  the  treasures  of  thy  word. 

2  O  heavenly  treasures  !  glorious  light ! 
From  ancient  sages  long  concealed  ; 
Till  Christ  restored  the  feeble  sight. 
And  thine  unchanging  word  revealed. 

3  For  thee, great  God  !  our  thoughts  prepare 
The  sacrifice  thy  love  demands ; 

A  soul  repentant  and  sincere, 

A  grateful  heart,  and  liberal  hands. 

4  By  those  pure  rules  which  Jesus  taught, 
Our  course  unerring  may  we  steer ; 

So  life  shall  with  content  be  fraught^ 
And  death  itself  be  void  of  fear. 

153.        6  /.   L.    M. 

Spiritual  Light  and  Knowledge  implored.     Ps.  cxix. 

t  While  through  life's  pilgrimage  I  stray, 
O  let  thy  light  attend  my  way, 


Part  hi.]    and  christian  knowledge. 

Thy  precepts  fixed  before  my  view, 
Let  me  with  steadfast  aim  pursue, 
Nor  error's  cloud,  nor  arts  of  sin, 
My  soul  from  truth  and  virtue  win. 

2  Thou  source  of  light  to  all  below  ! 
Teach  me  thy  word  aright  to  know, 
That  raised  above  the  world,  my  mind 
In  thee  its  highest  good  may  find, 
And  with  celestial  wisdom  filled, 

A  pure,  a  full  obedience  yield. 

3  Thus  to  my  life's  remotest  day, 

Teach  me,  O  teach  me,  Lord  !  thy  way  ; 
Divert  from  vanity  mine  eye. 
To  me  thy  quickening  strength  supply  ; 
And  with  thy  promised  succour,  cheer 
A  heart  devoted  to  thy  fear. 


154.     c.  M. 

Value  of  the  Knowledge  of  God.     Hos.  vi.  3, 

1  Shine  forth,  Eternal  Source  of  light ! 

Make  thy  perfections  known  ; 
Fill  our  enlarged  adoring  sight 
With  lustre  all  thy  own. 

2  To  know  the  author  of  our  frame, 

Is  our  sublimest  skill : 
True  science  is  to  learn  his  name. 
True  life  to  do  his  will. 

3  All  wisdom  else,  compared  with  this, 

Is  little  worth  and  vain  ; 
Who  wants  it,  never  tastes  of  bliss, 
Whate'er  beside  he  gain. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.       [PaRT  III. 

4  For  this  let  us  unceasing  pray, 
This  all  our  powers  pursue  ; 
Till  visions  of  eternal  day 
Break  on  our  raptured  view. 


155.       L.    M. 

Faith  in  the  Invisible  God.     lleb.  xi.  27. 

1  Eternal  and  Almighty  king  ! 

Thy  peerless  splendors  none  can  bear ; 
But  darkness  veils  seraphic  eyes, 
When  God  with  ail  his  glory  's  there. 

2  Yet  faith  can  pierce  the  awful  gloom, 
The  great  Invisible  can  see  ; 

And  with  its  tremblings  mingle  joy, 
In  fixed  regards,  great  God  !  to  thee. 

3  Then  every  tempting  form  of  sin, 
Awed  by  thy  presence,  disappears ; 
And  all  the  glowing  raptured  soul 
The  likeness  it  contemplates,  wears. 

4  O  ever  conscious  to  my  heart ! 
Witness  to  its  supreme  desire  : 
Behold  it  presseth  on  to  thee, 

For  it  hath  caught  the  heavenly  fire. 

5  This  one  petition  would  it  urge — 
To  bear  thee  ever  in  its  sight ; 

In  life,  in  death,  in  worlds  unknown, 
Its  only  portion  and  delight ! 


PaKT  III. J  DEVOUT    AFFECTIONS. 

156.       L.    M. 

Imitation  of  God. 

1  Great  God  !  thy  peerless  excellence 
Let  all  created  natures  own  : 
Deep  on  our  minds  impress  the  sense 
Of  glories  which  are  thine  alone. 

"2  Let  these  our  admiration  raise, 
And  fill  us  with  religious  awe  : 
Tune  all  our  hearts  and  tongues  to  praise^ 
And  bend  us  to  thy  holy  law. 

3  But,  where  we  may  resemble  thee, 
And  in  thy  godlike  nature  share, 
Thine  humble  followers  let  us  be. 
And  somewhat  of  thy  likeness  bear. 

4  Pure  may  we  be,  averse  from  sin, 
Just,  holy,  merciful,  and  true  ; 
And  let  thine  image,  formed  within. 
Shine  out  in  all  we  speak  and  do. 


157.     s.  M. 

God's  Parental  Character- 

My  Father  ! — cheering  name  ! 
O  may  I  call  thee  mine  ? 
Give  me  with  humble  hope  to  claim 
A  portion  so  divine. 

This  can  my  fears  control, 
And  bid  my  sorrows  fly  ; 
What  real  harm  can  reach  my  soul 
Beneath  my  fnthor's  eve  ? 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.       [PaRT  111' 

3  Whate'er  thy  will  denies, 
I  calmly  would  resign  ; 

.    For  thou  art  just,  and  good,  and  wise  : 
O  bend  my  will  to  thine  ! 

4  Whate'er  thy  will  ordains, 
O  give  me  strength  to  bear  ; 

Still  let  me  know  a  father  reigns, 
And  trust  a  father's  care. 

5  If  anguish  rend  this  frame, 
And  life  almost  depart  ; 

Is  not  thy  mercy  still  the  same 
To  cheer  my  drooping  heart  ? 

6  Thy  ways  are  little  known 
To  my  weak,  erring  sight ; 

Yet  shall  my  soul,  believing,  own 
That  all  thy  ways  are  right. 

158.       L.    M. 

Devout  Aspirations. 

I  Our  God,  as  merciful  as  just. 
Kindly  remembers  man  is  dust  ; 
His  ear  is  open  to  our  cries. 
His  grace  will  meet  our  lifted  eyes^. 

"2  He  reads  the  language  of  a  tear, 
Listens  to  sighs  from  hearts  sincere : 
He  marks  the  dawn  of  virtuous  aim, 
And  fans  the  smoking  flax  to  flame. 

3  Set  us  from  earthly  bondage  free, 
Still  every  wish  that  strays  from  thee  : 
Bid,  Lord,  our  vain  disquiets  cease. 
And  point  our  path  to  endless  peace. 


Part  in.]         devout  affections. 

4  If  in  the  vale  of  tears  we  stray, 

Where  wounding  thorns  perplex  our  way, 
Still  let  our  souls  thy  goodness  see, 
And  with  strong  faith  lay  hold  on  thee. 

5  With  joy,  my  soul,  thy  lot  receive. 
Resigned  alike  to  die  or  live  ; 
Kissing  the  sceptre  or  the  rod, 
See  God  in  all,  and  all  in  God. 

6  With  thee  in  solitudes  I  walk, 
With  thee  in  crowded  cities  talk, 
In  every  creature  own  thy  power, 
In  each  event  thy  will  adore. 

'  7  Thy  hopes  shall  animate  my  soul. 
Thy  precepts  guide,  thy  fear  control  : 
Within  the  temple  of  thine  arms 
I  '11  rest  secure  from  all  alarms. 

8  Thus  when  the  closing  hour  draws  nigh, 
And  earth  recedes  before  mine  eye, 
From  cares  and  gloomy  terrors  free, 
I  feel  omnipotent  in  thee. 

169.     s.  M. 

Obedience  to  God  our  Father. 

1  My  Father  !   I  adore 

That  all-commanding  name  ; 

O  may  it  virtue's  strength  restore, 

And  raise  devotion's  flame ! 

2  I  bow  at  thy  commands, 
And  filial  homage  pay ; 

With  heart  and  life,  with  tongue  and  hands^ 
I  '11  cheerfully  obey. 


THE   CHRISTIAN   CHARACTER.      [PaRT   HI. 

3  No  more  will  I  transgress, 
As  I  too  oft  have  done  ; 

But  every  sinful  thought  suppress, 
Each  sinful  action  shun. 

4  My  Father  thus  I  '11  claim,  ^ 
And  prove  myself  his  son  ; 

And,  while  I  bear  the  filial  name, 
The  filial  duties  own. 

5  Do  thou  the  strength  impart, 
This  purpose  to  fulfil : 

Lord,  write  thy  laws  upon  my  heart. 
That  I  may  do  thy  will. 


160.      P.   M. 

God  seen  in  All. 

My  God  !  all  nature  owns  thy  sway ; 
Thou  giv'st  the  night  and  thou  the  day  : 
When  all  thy  loved  creation  wakes. 
When  morning,  rich  in  lustre,  breaks. 
And  bathes  in  dew  the  opening  flower. 
To  thee  we  owe  her  fragrant  hour  ; 
And  when  she  pours  her  choral  song. 
Her  melodies  to  thee  belong. 

Or  when  in  paler  tints  arrayed. 
The  evening  slowly  spreads  her  shaac  { 
That  soothing  shade,  that  grateful  gloom 
Can,  more  than  day's  enlivening  bloom, 
Still  every  fond  and  vain  desire, 
And  calmer,  purer  thoughts  inspire  ; 
From  earth  the  pensive  spirit  free, 
And  lead  the  softened  heart  to  tlnee. 


Part  hi.]         devout  affections. 

3  In  every  scene  thy  hands  have  dressed, 
In  every  form  by  thee  impressed, 
Upon  the  mountain's  awful  head, 

Or  where  the  sheltering  woods  are  spread  ; 
In  every  note  that  swells  the  gale, 
Or  tuneful  stream  that  cheers  the  vale, 
The  cavern's  depth,  or  echoing  grove, — 
A  voice  is  heard  of  praise  and  love. 

4  As  o'er  thy  work  the  seasons  roll. 

And  soothe,  with  change  of  bliss,  the  soul, 
O  never  may  their  smiling  train 
Pass  o'er  the  human  sense  in  vain  ! 
But  oft  as  on  their  charms  we  gaze, 
Attune  the  wandering  soul  to  praise  ; 
And  be  the  joys  that  most  we  prize, 
Those  joys  that  from  thy  favor  rise  ! 


161.       C.    M. 

The  Diviae  Blessing  needful  to  Success  in  Life.      Ps.  xc.  17. 

1  Shine  on  our  souls.  Eternal  God  1 
.   With  rays  of  mercy  shine  : 

O  let  thy  favor  crown  our  days, 
And  their  whole  course  be  thine. 

2  Did  we  not  raise  our  hands  to  thee, 

Our  hands  might  toil  in  vain : 
Small  joy  success  itself  could  give, 
If  thou  thy  love  restrain. 

3  'T  is  ours  the  furrows  to  prepare, 

And  sow  the  precious  grain  ; 
'T  is  thine  to  give  the  sun  and  air, 
And  to  command  the  rain. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER     [pART   III, 

4  With  thee  let  every  week  begin, 

With  thee  each  day  be  spent, 
For  thee  each  fleeting  hour  improved, 
Since  each  by  thee  is  lent. 

5  O  cheer  us  through  this  toilsome  road, 

Till  where  the  weary  rest, 
Our  souls  a  joyful  entrance  find, 
With  thee  for  ever  blest. 

162.     c.  M. 

Living  habitually  in  the  Fear  of  God.    Prov.  xxiii.  17. 

1  O  BLEST  are  they  who,  born  from  heaven. 

While  yet  they  sojourn  here, 
Each  day  of  life  with  God  begin. 
And  spend  it  in  his  fear. 

2  'Midst  hourly  cares,  may  we  present 

Our  offerings  to  thy  throne  ; 
And  while  the  world  our  hands  employs. 
Our  hearts  b.e  thine  alone. 

3  As  sanctified  to  noblest  ends, 

Be  each  refreshment  sought ; 
And  by  each  various  providence 
Some  wise  instruction  brought. 

4  When  to  laborious  duties  called, 

Or  by  temptations  tried, 
We  '11  seek  the  shelter  of  thy  wings, 
And  in  thy  strength  confide. 

5  As  different  scenes  of  life  arise, 

Our  grateful  hearts  would  be 
With  thee  amidst  the  social  band, 
In  solitude  with  thee. 


Tart  hi.]         devout  affections. 

G  In  solid,  pure  delights  like  these, 

Let  all  our  days  be  past ; 
[      Nor  shall  we  then  impatient  wish, 
I  Nor  shall  we  fear  the  last. 


163.  L.  M. 

The  Fear  of  God. 

1  Great  Author  of  all  nature's  frame  I 
Holy  and  reverend  is  thy  name  ; 
Thou  Lord  of  life,  and  Lord  of  death  ' 
Worlds  rise  and  vanish  at  thy  breath. 

2  But  blest  are  they,  O  gracious  Lord  ! 
Who  fear  thy  name  and  keep  thy  word  ; 
Thy  wisdom  guides,  thy  power  defends 
Their  life,  till  life  its  journey  ends. 

3  O  that  my  soul  with  awful  sense 
Of  thy  transcendent  excellence, 
May  close  the  day,  the  day  begin, 
Watchful  against  each  darling  sin  I 

4  Never,  O  never  from  my  heart, 
May  this  great  principle  depart, 
But  act  with  unabating  power 
Within  me,  to  my  latest  hour  ! 

164,  L.    M. 

Failh  and  Hope  in  the  Divine  Goodness. 

1  Lord  !  while  my  thoughts  with  wonder  trace 
Thy  favors  past  through  all  my  days, 
My  thankful  heart  adores  thy  grace ; 
I  trust  that  goodness  which  I  praise. 
m2 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.        [pART  III. 

2  Still  from  the  same  eternal  spring 
Thy  various  bounties  ceaseless  How ; 
Beneath  the  shelter  of  thy  wing, 

I  view  serene  the  shades  of  woe. 

3  I  see  no  terrors  in  thy  name, 
But  in  my  God  a  father  find  : 

The  voice  that  shakes  all  nature's  frame^ 
Speaks  comfort  to  the  pious  mind. 

4  E'en  death's  tremendous  vale  appears, 
No  more  in  gloomy  terrors  drest : 
Thy  voice,  O  God  !  forbids  my  fears, 
While  on  thy  gracious  hand  I  rest. 

5  Through  the  dark  scenes  of  mortal  care, 
To  humble  faith's  enraptured  eye, 

The  distant  prospect  opens  fair 
Of  radiant  mansions  in  the  sky. 

165.     c.  M. 

The  Ways  of  the  Righteous  known  to  God.      Ps.  xxxvii.  18. 

1  To  THEE,  O  God  !  my  days  are  known ; 

My  soul  enjoys  the  thought ; 
My  actions  all  before  thee  lie, 
Nor  are  my  wants  forgot. 

2  Each  secret  wish  devotion  breathes^ 

Is  vocal  to  thine  ear  : 
And  all  my  walks  of  daily  life 
Before  thine  eye  appear. 

3  The  vacant  hour,  the  active  scene, 

Thy  mercy  will  approve  ; 

And  every  pang  of  sympathy, 

And  every  care  of  love. 


Part  hi.]         devout  affections. 

4  Each  golden  hour  of  beaming  light 
Is  gilded  by  thy  rays  ; 
And  dark  affliction's  midnight  gloom 
A  present  God  surveys. 

0  Full  in  thy  view  through  life  I  pass, 

And  in  thy  view  I  die  ! 
And,  when  all  mortal  bonds  shall  break, 
May  I  still  find  thee  nigh ! 

166-       L.    M. 

Piety  sanctifying  the  Relations  and  Pleasures  of  Life. 

1  Enough  of  life's  vain  scene  I  've  trod, 
Sweet  is  this  interval  of  rest  : 

With  cheerful  heart  1  meet  my  God, 
His  presence  makes  me  truly  blest. 

2  Father  and  friend  !  those  ties  how  dear, 
How  soothing  to  the  human  soul ! 
They  arm  witli  strength  in  every  fear, 
And  all  life's  varied  ills  control. 

3  Pleasant  is  lif«,  and  sweet  the  light 
That  pours  from  the  bright  orb  of  day, 
Revealing  to  our  raptured  sight, 

The  world  in  all  its  rich  display. 

4  Pleasant  is  life,  and  sweet  its  ties. 
The  touching  charities  of  man  : 
Friend,  fellow,  child,  and  parent  rise, 
Endearing  life's  progressive  plan. 

5  But  light  and  life  would  soon  be  vile, 
And  all  their  dearest  pleasures  pall, 

Nor  sun  would  shine,  nor  life  would  smile^ 
Without  thy  presence  gladdening  all. 


S^HB    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.        [PaRT  ly. 


167.        C.    M. 

Habitual  Devotion. 

1  While  thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power  i 

Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled  ; 

And  may  this  consecrated  hour 

With  better  hopes  be  filled. 

2  Thy  love  the  powers  of  thought  bestowed  ; 

To  thee  my  thoughts  would  soar  ; 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed : — 
That  mercy  I  adore  ! 

3  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 
Because  conferred  by  thee. 

4  In  every  joj  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  every  pain  I  bear. 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5  When  gladness  wings  my  favored  hour, 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill  : 
Resigned,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lour, 
My  soul  shall  meet  thy  will. 

6  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  gathering  storm  shall  see  : 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear  :— 
That  heart  shall  rest  on  thee  ! 


Part  hi.]         devout  affections. 

168.  c.  M. 

God  our  Portion  here  and  hereafter.     Ps.  Ixxiii.  23—28. 

1  God,  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 

My  help  ibr  ever  near  ! 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  holds  me  up, 
And  saves  me  from  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 

Through  this  dark  wilderness  ; 
Thy  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seajt 
To  dwell  before  thy  face. 

3  No  blessing  equal  to  thy  love, 

I  through  creation  see  ; 
In  earth  beneath,  in  heaven  above, 
Whom  have  I,  Lord,  but  thee. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  w  ere  broke, 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint? 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock, 
The  strength  of  every  saint. 

5  Behold  the  sinners,  that  remove 

Far  from  thy  presence,  die  ; 
Not  all  the  vanities  they  love, 
Can  peace  or  hope  supply. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God  ! 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ  : 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad^ 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 

169.  L.    M. 

God  the  Desire  and  Happiness  of  his  People.    Ps.  Ixxiii.  25, 2 
1  My  God !  whose  all-pervading  eye, 
Sees  earth  beneath  and  heaven  above  i 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.        [PaRT  HI 

O  say,  if  here,  or  there,  thou  seest 
An  equal  object  of  my  love. 

2  Not  the  gay  scenes  where  mortal  mea 
Pursue  their  bliss  and  find  their  woe, 
Detain  my  rising  heart,  which  springs 
The  nobler  joys  of  heaven  to  view. 

3  Not  all  the  fairest  sons  of  light. 

That  lead  the  hosts  around  thy  throne, 
Can  bound  its  flight :  it  presseth  on 
And  seeks  its  rest  in  God  alone. 

4  Fixed  near  the  immortal  source  of  bliss, 
Dauntless,  and  joyous,  it  surveys 
Each  form  of  horror  and  distress. 
That  all  its  deadliest  foes  can  raise. 

5  This  feeble  flesh  shall  faint  and  die. 
This  heart  renew  its  pulse  no  more  ; 
E'en  now  it  views  the  moment  nigh, 
When  life's  last  movements  all  are  o'er. 

6  But  come,  thou  vanquished  King  of  dread  ! 
With  thy  own  hand  thy  power  destroy  ; 
'Tis  thine  to  bear  me  to  my  God, 

My  portion  and  eternal  joy  ! 

170.     c.  M. 

Trast  in  God  through  all  the  Changes  of  Life. 
1  Father  divine  !  before  thy  view. 
All  worlds,  all  creatures  lie  ; 
No  distance  can  elude  thy  search, 
No  action  'scape  thine  eye. 


Part  in.]  devout  affections. 

2  From  thee  our  vital  breath  we  drew ; 

Our  childhood  was  thy  care  ; 
And  vigorous  youth  and  feeble  age 
Thy  kind  protection  share. 

3  Whatever  we  do,  where'er  we  turn, 

Thy  ceaseless  bounty  flows  ; 
Oppressed  with  woe,  when  nature  faints, 
Thine  arm  is  our  repose. 

4  To  thee  we  look,  thou  Power  Supreme, 

0  still  our  wants  supply  ! 
Safe  in  thy  presence  may  we  live, 

And  in  thy  favor  die. 

171.        S.    M. 

Seeking  God.     Ps.  Ixiii, 

1  My  God,  permit  my  tongue 

This  joy  to  call  thee  mine  : 
And  let  my  earnest  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  love  divine. 

2  For  life  without  thy  love 

No  relish  can  afford  : 
No  joy  can  be  compared  with  this, 
To  serve  and  please  thee,  Lord. 

3  In  wakeful  hours  of  night 

1  call  my  God  to  mind  ; 

I  think  how  wise  thy  counsels  are, 
And  all  thy  dealings  kind. 

4  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help. 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies  ; 
And  on  thy  watchful  providence 
Mv  cheerful  liono  rt^li'^'. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.      [PaRT  III. 

5  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 
My  soul  in  safety  keeps  ; 
I  follow  where  my  father  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

172.     c.  M. 

Trust  in  God  in  Prosperity  and  Adversity. 

1  The  Lord  !  how  tender  is  his  love  ! 

His  justice,  how  august ! 
Hence  all  her  fears  my  soul  derives, 
There  anchors  all  her  trust. 

2  He  showers  the  manna  from  above, 

To  feed  the  barren  waste  ! 
Or  points  with  death  the  fiery  hail, 
And  famine  waits  the  blast. 

3  Crowns,  realms,  and  worlds,  his  wrath  incensed, 

Are  dust  beneath  his  tread  : 
He  blights  the  fair,  unplumes  the  proud, 
And  shakes  the  learned  head. 

4  He  bids  distress  forget  to  groan, 

The  sick  from  anguish  cease  ; 
In  dungeons  spreads  his  healing  wing, 
And  softly  whispers  peace. 

5  Thy  vengeance  rides  the  rushing  wind, 

Or  tips  the  bolt  with  flame  : 
Thy  goodness  breathes  in  every  breeze, 
And  warms  in  every  beam. 

6  For  me,  O  Lord  !  whatever  lot 

The  hours  commissioned  bring ; 
Do  all  my  withering  blessings  die, 
Or  fairer  clusters  spring ; 


Part  hi.]         devout  affections. 

7  O  !  grant  that  still  with  grateful  heart 
My  years  resigned  may  run  ; 
'T  is  thine  to  give  or  to  resume, 
And  may  thy  will  be  done. 

173.     c.   M. 

Submission  under  afflictive  Providences.      Job  i.  21. 

1  Peace, — 'tis  the  Lord  Jehovah's  hand 
Which  blasts  our  joys  in  death, 
Changes  the  visage  once  so  dear, 
And  gathers  back  the  breath. 

S  'Tis  he,  the  potentate  supreme 
Of  all  the  worlds  above, 
Whose  steady  counsels  wisely  rule, 
Nor  from  their  purpose  move. 

3  The  dear  delights  w^e  here  enjoy, 

And  call  our  own  in  vain. 
Are  but  short  favors  lent  us  now 
To  be  repaid  again. 

4  The  God  who  lifts  our  comforts  high, 

Or  sinks  them  to  the  grave. 
He  gives,  and,  blessed  be  his  name, 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

5  Peace  then,  our  restless  passions,  peace,— 

Let  each  rebellious  sigh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

6  If  smilinor  mercy  crown  our  liveS; 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread  ; 
Nor  will  we  call  unjust,  the  hand 
That  strikes  our  coniforts  dead. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.        [PaRT  III. 

174.        C.     M. 

Serenity  and  Trust  implored.     Ps.  xci. 

1  When  present  sufferings  pain  our  hearts. 

Or  future  terrors  rise, 
And  light  and  hope  almost  depart 
From  these  dejected  eyes  : 

2  Thy  powerful  word  supports  our  hopes, 

Rich  cordial  of  the  mind  ! 
And  bears  our  fainting  spirits  up. 
And  bids  us  wait  resigned. 

3  And  oh  !  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 

Thy  providence  denies, 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace, 
Let  this  petition  rise  : 

4  Give  us  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free  : 
The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  us  live  to  thee. 

5  Let  the  blest  hope  that  we  are  thine, 

Our  path  of  life  attend  ; 
Thy  presence  through  our  journey  shine, 
And  crown  our  journey's  end. 

175.       L.    M. 

Trust  in  God  in  all  Circumstances. 

1  Father  !  I  thank  thee  ;  may  no  thought 
E'er  deem  thy  chastisements  severe  ; 
But  may  this  lieart  by  sorrow  taught, 
Calm  each  wild  wish,  each  idle  fear. 


Part  hi.]         devout  affections. 

2  Thy  mercy  bids  all  nature  b'oom, 

Thy  sun  shines  bright,  and  man  is  gay  ; 
Thine  equal  mercy  spreads  the  gloom, 
That  darkens  o'er  his  little  day. 

3  Full  many  a  throb  of  grief  and  pain 

Is  earth's  pale  wanderer  doomed  to  know, 
Yet  not  one  prayer  is  breathed  in  vain, 
Or  does  one  tear  unheeded  flow. 

4  Thy  various  messengers  employ ; 
Thy  purposes  of  love  fulfil ; 

And  'mid  the  wreck  of  human  joy. 
Let  kneeling  faith  adore  thy  will. 

176.       L.     M. 

"  God  is  Love." 

1  When  darkness  long  has  veiled  my  mind. 
And  smiling  day  once  more  appears ; 
Then,  my  Creator  !  then  I  find 
The  folly  of  my  doubts  and  fears. 


o 


Straight  I  upbraid  my  wandering  heart, 
And  blush  that  I  should  ever  be 
Thus  prone  to  act  so  base  a  part, 
Or  harbour  one  hard  thought  of  thee. 

3  O !  let  me  then  at  length  be  taught 
What  I  am  still  so  slow  to  learn — 
That  God  is  love,  and  changes  notj 
Nor  knows  the  shadow  of  a  turn. 

4  Sweet  truth,  and  easy  to  repeat ! 
But  when  my  faith  is  sharply  tried, 
I  find  myself  a  learner  yet, 
Unskilful,  weak,  and  apt  to  slide. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.       [PaRT  III. 

But,  O  my  God  !  one  look  from  thee 
Subdues  the  disobedient  will, 
Drives  doubt  and  discontent  away, 
And  thy  rebellious  child  is  still. 


177.     c.   M. 

Submission  to  the  Divine  Disposal. 

1  O  Lord  !  my  best  desires  fulfil, 

And  help  me  to  resign 
Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  thy  will, 
And  make  thy  pleasure  mine. 

2  Why  should  I  shrink  at  thy  command, 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ; 
Or  tremble  at  thy  gracious  hand, 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  1 

3  No  !  let  me  rather  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize,  to  thee  ; 

Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 

Nor  wilt  withhold  from  me. 

4  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way ; 

Shall  I  resist  them  both  ? 
Short-sighted  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crushed  before  the  moth  ! 

5  But  ah  I  my  heart  within  me  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  thy  sway  ; 
Else  the  next  cloud  that  veils  the  skies 
Drives  all  these  thoughts  away. 


Part  hi.]         dkvoit  affections. 

178.       C.     M. 

Acquiescence  in  tlie  \\'ill  of  God. 

1  Parent  of  good  !  we  rest  on  thee  ; 

Thine  ever  watchful  eye 

Alone  our  real  wants  can  see, 

Thy  hand  alone  supply. 

2  Oh  let  thy  love  within  us  dwell, 

Thy  fear  our  footsteps  guide  ; 
That  love  shall  vainer  loves  expel, 
That  fear,  all  fears  beside. 

J]  And  since  by  passion's  force  subdued, 
Too  oft  with  stubborn  will, 
We  blindly  shun  the  latent  good, 
And  grasp  the  s{>ecious  ill : 

4  Not  what  we  wish,  but  what  we  want. 
Let  mercy  still  supply  : 
The  good,  unasked,  O  Father  !  grant, 
The  ill;  though  asked,  deny. 


179.     c.  M. 

The  Aged  Christian's  Prayer.     Ps.  Ixxi. 

O  THOU  my  earliest,  latest  hope ; 

I  live  upon  thy  truth  : 
Thy  hands  have  held  my  childhood  up, 

And  strengthened  all  my  youth. 

My  frame  was  fashioned  by  thy  power. 

And  shows  thy  skill  divine  ; 
And  from  my  mother's  painful  hour, 

I  've  been  entirely  thine. 
n2 


THE    CHRISTIAN   CHARACTER.       [PaRT  III. 

3  Still  has  my  life  new  wonders  seen, 

In  each  revolving  year  : 
Behold,  my  days  that  yet  remain^ 
I  trust  them  to  thy  care. 

4  Cast  me  not  off  when  strength  declines; 

When  hoary  hairs  arise  ; 
And  round  me  let  thy  glory  shine, 
Whene'er  thy  servant  dies. 

5  Then  in  the  history  of  my  age, 

When  men  review  my  days, 
They  '11  read  thy  love  in  every  page, 
In  every  line  thy  praise. 

180.      C.    M. 

Old  Age  anticipated. 

1  When  in  the  vale  of  lengthened  years 

My  feeble  feet  shall  tread, 
And  I  survey  the  various  scenes 
Through  which  I  have  been  led, 

2  How  many  mercies  will  my  life 

Before  my  view  unfold  ! 
What  countless  dangers  will  be  past, 
What  tales  of  sorrow  told  ! 

3  But  yet  my  soul !  if  thou  canst  say 

I  've  seen  my  God  in  all ; 
In  every  blessing  owned  his  hand, 
In  every  loss  his  call  ; 

4  If  piety  has  marked  my  steps, 

And  love  my  actions  formed. 
And  purity  possessed  my  heart, 
And  truth  my  lips  adorned  : 


PAIIT  111.]  DEVOUT    AFFECTIONS. 

5  If  I  've  grown  old  in  serving  him, 

My  father  and  my  God  ; 
I  need  not  fear  the  closing  scene, 
Nor  dread  the  appointed  road. 

6  This  scene  will  all  my  labours  end ; 

This  road  conduct  on  high  ; 
With  comfort  I  Ml  review  the  past, 
And  triumph  though  I  die. 

181.       C.    M. 

Early  Piety. 

J  Author  of  life  !  with  reason's  dawn 
Let  me  thy  favor  gain  ; 
And  when  its  light  in  shade  declines, 
I  shall  not  trust  in  vain. 

2  In  this  soft  season  of  my  life, 

Mid  nature's  smiling  bloom, 
Ere  age  arrive,  and  trembling  wait 
Its  summons  to  the  tomb, 

3  Thee  let  me  in  remembrance  bear ; 

For  thee  each  power  employ  ! 
And  make  that  God  from  whom  I  came, 
My  early  trust  and  joy. 

4  Through  all  youth's  slippery  paths,  be  thou 

My  counsellor  and  friend  ; 
Since  if  my  years  begin  with  thee, 
With  thee  my  years  shall  end. 

5  Thou  wilt  not  cast  me  off,  when  dark 

And  evil  days  descend  ;  . 
Nor  leave  me  sinking  in  despair, 
At  life's  approaching  end. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.       [PaRT  111 

6  I  know  the  power  on  which  I  trust ; 
The  arm  on  which  I  lean  ; 
He  will  my  father  ever  be, 
Who  has  my  father  been. 


182.  L,    M. 

The  vanity  of  religious  Services  without  true  Virtue. 

1  The  uplifted  eye  and  bended  knee 
Are  but  vain  homage,  Lord,  to  thee, 
In  vain  our  lips  thy  praise  prolong, 
The  heart  a  stranger  to  the  song. 

2  Can  rites,  and  forms,  and  flaming  zeal, 
The  breaches  of  thy  precepts  heal  ? 
Or  fasts  and  penance  reconcile 

Thy  justice,  and  obtain  thy  smile  ? 

3  Not  he  whose  baseless  hope  relies 
On  modes  which  erring  men  devise ; 
Who  merely  calls  the  Saviour,  Lord, 
But  heeds  not  to  perform  his  word ; 

4  Not  he  shall  tread  the  courts  above. 
The  bright  abodes  of  joy  and  love  ; 
But  he  whose  life  at  all  times  shows. 
From  knowledge  that  obedience  flows. 

183.  C.    M. 

Justice  and  Equity. 

1  Come,  let  us  search  our  ways  and  try ; 
Have  they  been  just  and  right  ? 
Is  the  great  rule  of  equity 
Our  practice  and  delight  ? 


Part  hi.]  social  virtues. 

2  What  we  would  have  our  neighbours  do, 

Have  we  still  done  the  same  ? 
From  others  ne'er  withheld  the  due, 
Which  we  from  others  claim  ? 

3  Have  we  ne'er  envied  others'  good, 

Ne'er  envied  others'  praise  ? 

In  no  man's  path  malignant  stood, 

Nor  used  detraction's  ways  ? 

4  Have  we  not,  deaf  to  his  request, 

Turned  from  another's  woe  ? 
The  scorn  whicli  wrings  the  sufferer's  breaslj 
Have  we  abiiorred  to  show  ? 

5  Then  may  we  raise  our  modest  prayer 

To  God,  the  just  and  kind  ; 
May  humbly  cast  on  him  our  care, 
And  hope  his  grace  to  find . 

6  Religion's  path  they  never  trod, 

Who  equity  contemn : 
Nor  ever  are  they  just  to  God, 
Who  prove  unjust  to  men. 


184.       7s    M. 

Love  to  God  and  Man. 

1  Father  of  our  feeble  race, 
W^ise,  beneficent,  and  kind. 
Spread  o'er  nature's  ample  face. 
Flows  thy  goodness  unconfined  i 
Musing  in  the  silent  grove, 
Or  the  busy  walks  of  men, 
Still  we  trace  thy  wondrous  love, 
Claiming  large  returns  agam. 


THE    CHRISTIAN   CHARACTER.      [PaRT  IU. 

2  Lord,  what  offering  shall  we  bring, 
At  thine  altars  when  we  bow  ? 
Hearts,  the  pure  unsullied  spring, 
Whence  the  kind  affections  flow  ; 
Soft  compassion's  feeling  soul, 

By  the  melting  eye  expressed  ; 
Sympathy,  at  whose  control, 
Sorrow  leaves  the  wounded  breast ; 

3  Willing  hands  to  lead  the  blind, 
Bind  the  wounded,  feed  the  poor  ; 
Love,  embracing  all  our  kind, 
Charity,  with  liberal  store  : 
Teach  us,  O  thou  heavenly  king. 
Thus  to  show  our  grateful  mind. 
Thus  the  accepted  offering  bring, 
Love  to  thee,  and  all  mankind. 


185.     c.  M. 

The  Law  of  Love.     Luke  x.  30—37. 

1  Far  from  thy  servants,  God  of  grace. 

The  unfeeling  heart  remove. 
And  form  in  our  obedient  souls 
The  image  of  thy  love. 

2  O  may  our  sympathizing  breasts 

The  generous  pleasure  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in  others'  joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  woe ! 

3  Where'er  the  helpless  sons  of  grief 

In  low  distress  are  laid. 
Soft  be  our  hearts  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 


Part  hi.]  social  virtues. 

4  O  be  the  law  of  love  fulfilled, 
In  every  act  and  thought  ; 
Each  angry  passion  far  removed, 
Each  selfish  view  forgot. 

6  Be  thou,  my  heart !  dilated  wide 
With  this  kind  social  grace  ; 
And,  in  one  grasp  of  fervent  love, 
All  earth  and  heaven  embrace. 

186.     c.  M. 

The  Law  of  Sympathy. 

1  All  nature  feels  attractive  power, 
A  strong  embracing  force ; 
^The  drops  that  sparkle  in  the  shower, 
The  planets  in  their  course. 

!  2  Thus,  in  the  universe  of  mind, 
Is  felt  the  law  of  love  ; 
The  charity,  both  strong  and  kind, 
For  all  that  live  and  move. 

3  In  this  fine  sympathetic  chain, 

All  creatures  bear  a  part ; 
Their  every  pleasure,  every  pain 
'       Linked  to  the  feeling  heart. 

4  More  perfect  bond  !  the  christian  plan 

Attaches  soul  to  soul  ; 
j      Our  neighbour  is  the  suffering  man, 
I  Though  at  the  furthest  pole. 

I  6  To  earth  below,  from  heaven  above, 
i  The  faith,  in  Christ  professed. 

More  clear  reveals  that  God  is  Iovq. 
I  And  whom  he  loves  is  blest. 


THE    CHRISTIAN   CHARACTER.      [PaRT  111. 

187.     c.  M. 

Christian  Love  from  the  Example  of  Christ. 

1  Behold,  where,  breathing  love  divine, 

Our  dying  master  stands ! 
His  weeping  followers  gathering  round, 
Receive  his  last  commands. 

2  From  that  mild  teacher's  parting  lips 

What  tender  accents  fell ! 
The  gentle  precept  which  he  gave, 
Became  its  author  well. 

3  Blest  is  the  man,  whose  softening  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain ; 
To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 
Was  never  raised  in  vain  : 

4  Whose  breast  expands  with  generous  warmth, 

A  stranger's  woe  to  feel ; 
And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound, 
He  wants  the  power  to  heal, 

5  He  spreads  his  kind  supporting  arms 

To  every  child  of  grief  : 
His  secret  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings  unasked  relief. 

6  To  gentle  offices  of  love 

His  feet  are  never  slow  : 
He  views  through  mercy's  melting  eye, 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

7  To  him  protection  shall  be  shown. 

And  mercy  from  above 
Descend  on  those  who  thus  fulfill 
The  perfect  law  of  love. 


K. 


Part  hi.]  social  virtues. 

188.  c.   M. 

Love,  the  most  excellent  Grace.     1  Cor.  xiii. 

1  Happy  the  heart  where  graces  reign, 

Where  love  inspires  the  breast, 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 
And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2  Knowledge,  alas  !  'tis  all  in  vain, 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear  ; 
Our  rebel  sins  will  strive  and  reign, 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  Revenge  and  hate,  those  fires  of  hell, 

She  quenches  with  her  tongue  ; 

Hopes  and  believes  ai^d  thinks  no  ill, 

Though  she  endures  the  wrong. 

I  4  She  ne'er  desires  nor  seeks  to  know 
I  The  scandals  of  the  time  ; 

Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below, 
Nor  envies  those  that  climb. 

I  5  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings, 
:  When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease  ; 

I      'T  is  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
I  In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

189.  L.    M. 

The  Properties  of  Christian  Charity.      1  Cor.  xiii. 
Let  men  of  high  conceit  and  zeal 
Their  fervor  and  their  faith  proclaim  : 
If  charitv  be  wantinfj  still, 
The  rest  is  l)iit  a  sounding  name, 
o 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.      [PaRT    UT, 

2  Knowledge  is  prone  to  swell  the  mind, 
And  zeal  to  set  the  world  on  fire  : 
But  charity  is  calm  and  kind, 

And  gentle  thoughts  will  still  inspire. 

3  Patient  and  meek,  she  suffers  long, 
And  slowly  her  resentments  rise  : 
Soon  she  forgets  the  greatest  wrong, 
And  rage  retires  and  malice  dies. 

4  She  envies  none  their  better  state, 

But  makes  her  neighbour's  bliss  her  own : 
Nor  vaunts  herself  w  ith  mind  elate, 
But  still  a  modest  mien  puts  on. 

5  This  is  the  grace  that  reigns  on  high, 
And  brightly  will  for  ever  burn, 
When  hope  shall  in  fruition  die. 
And  faith  to  sight  triumphant  turn. 

190.       L.    M. 

Love  to  all  Mankind. 

1  O  God,  my  Father,  and  my  King, 
Of  all  I  have,  or  hope,  the  spring! 
Send  down  thy  spirit  from  above, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  heavenly  love. 

2  May  I  from  every  act  abstain, 
That  gives  another's  bosom  pain  : 
And  bear  a  sympathizing  part. 
Whene'er  1  meet  a  w^ounded  heart. 

3  And  let  my  neighbour's  prosperous  state 
A  mutual  joy  in  me  create  ; 

His  virtuous  triumph  let  me  join  ; 
His  peace  and  happiness  be  mine. 


Part  hi. J  social  virtues. 

4  And  though  my  neighbour's  hate  I  provC; 
Still  let  me  vanquish  hate  with  love  ; 
And  every  secret  wish  suppress. 

That  would  abridge  his  happiness. 

5  Let  love  through  all  my  conduct  shine, 
An  image  fair,  though  faint  of  thine  ! 
Thus  let  me  his  disciple  prove, 

Who  came  to  manifest  thy  love. 

191.       C.     M. 

Prayer  of  the  prosperous  Man. 

1  Great  God  of  grace  !  accept  my  prayer  : 

If  e'er  thy  love  divine 
Should  prosper  my  assiduous  care. 
And  affluence  be  mine  : 

2  May  poverty  dispel  her  fears, 

And  seek  my  open  door  ; 
My  pitying  heart  shall  own  her  tears, 
And  bid  them  flow  no  more. 

3  O  bless  me  with  an  honest  mind, 

Which  spurns  each  selfish  end  : 
Humanely  warm  to  all  mankind, 
And  faithful  to  my  friend. 

4  With  conscious  truth  and  honor  still, 
i  My  actions  may  I  guide  ; 

And  know  no  fear,  but  fear  of  ill, 
Nor  scorn,  but  scorn  of  pride. 

5  Thee  in  remembrance  may  I  bear, 

To  thee  my  tribute  raise  ; 
Conclude  each  day  with  fervent  prayer, 
And  wake  each  morn  with  praise. 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.    [PaRT  III. 

6  Thus  through  my  life  may  I  approve 
The  gratitude  I  owe  ; 
And  share  at  length  the  bhss  above, 
I  would  dispense  below. 


192.     c.  M. 

The  virtuous  Love  of  Country. 

1  Parent  of  all !  Omnipotent 

In  heaven  and  earth  below  ! 
Through  all  creation's  vast  extent, 
Whose  streams  of  goodness  flow  ; 

2  Teach  me  to  know  from  whence  I  rose, 

And  unto  what  designed  ; 
Nor  private  aims  may  1  propose, 
Since  linked  with  human  kind. 

3  But  chief  to  hear  my  country's  voice, 

May  my  best  thoughts  incline  ; 
'T  is  reason's  law,  and  virtue's  choice,  , 
^T  is  nature's  call,  and  thine. 

4  My  heart  from  freedom's  sacred  cause 

May  nothing  e'er  divide  ; 
Nor  pomp,  nor  wealth,  nor  vain  applause, 
Nor  friendship  false,  misguide. 

5  To  honor,  and  to  virtue  true. 

In  all  my  country's  weal, 

As  I  my  public  walk  pursue. 

May  God  his  favor  deal .' 


PaKT  III.]  SOCIAL    VIRTUES. 

193.  L.    M. 

Christian  Zeal  tempered  by  Charity. 

1  My  God  !  whose  all-pervading  eye 
Sees  every  passion  in  my  soul ! 
When  sunk  too  low,  or  raised  too  highj 
Teach  me  those  passions  to  control. 

2  Temper  the  fervors  of  my  frame  ; 
Be  charity  their  constant  spring ; 
And  O,  let  no  unhallowed  flame 
Pollute  the  offerings  I  bring. 

3  Let  peace  w^ith  piety  unite 
To  mend  the  bias  of  my  will ; 

While  hope  and  heaven-eyed  faith  excite, 
And  wisdom  regulates  my  zeal ; 

4  That  w^dom  which  to  meekness  turns, 
Wisdom  descending  from  above  : 
And  let  my  zeal,  whene'er  it  burns, 
Be  kindled  by  the  fire  of  love. 

194.  s.  M. 

Christian  Unity. 

1  Let  party  names  no  more 

The  Christian  world  o'erspread ; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ  their  head. 

2  Among  the  saints  on  earth 
Let  mutual  love  be  found  ; 

Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance. 
With  mutual  blessinijs  crowned. 
o2 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.        [PaRT  UI. 

3  Envy  and  strife,  be  gone, 
And  only  kindness  known, 

Where  all  one  common  father  have, 
One  common  master  own. 

4  Thus  will  the  church  below 
Resemble  that  above  ; 

Where  springs  of  purest  pleasure  rise, 
And  every  heart  is  love. 

195.  L.    M. 

Intolerance  absurd  and  criminal. 

1  Absurd  and  vain  attempt !  to  bind 
With  earthly  bonds  the  free-born  mind  ; 
To  force  conviction,  and  reclaim 

The  wandering,  by  destructive  flame. 

2  Bold  arrogance  !  to  snatch  from  heaven 
Dominion  not  to  mortals  given  ; 

O'er  conscience  to  usurp  the  throne, 
Accountable  to  God  alone. 

3  Our  master's  gentle  law  of  love 
Doth  no  such  cruelties  approve  : 
Mild  as  himself,  his  doctrine  wields 
No  arms  but  what  persuasion  yields. 

4  By  proofs  divine,  and  reason  strong, 
It  draws  the  willing  mind  along  ; 
And  triumphs  to  his  church  acquires, 
By  eloquence  which  heaven  inspires. 

196.  L.    M. 

Candour. 
I  All-seeinc  God  !  't  is  thine  to  know 
The  springs  whence  wrong  opinions  flow ; 


Part  hi.]  persoxVal  virtues. 

To  judge  li'om  principles  within, 
When  frailty  errs,  and  when  we  sin. 

2  Who  among  men,  great  Lord  of  all ; 
Thy  servant  to  his  bar  shall  call  ? 
Judge  him,  for  modes  of  faith,  thy  foe, 
And  doom  him  to  the  realms  of  woe  ? 

3  Who  with  another's  eve  can  read  ? 
Or  W'Orship  by  another's  creed  ? 
Trusting  thy  grace,  we  form  our  own, 
And  bow  to  thy  commands  alone. 

4  If  wrong,  correct ;  accept,  if  right ; 
While  faithful,  we  improve  our  light. 
Condemning  none,  but  zealous  still 
To  learn  and  follow  all  thy  will. 

5  When  shall  our  happy  eyes  behold, 
Thy  people  fashioned  in  thy  mould ; 
And  charity  our  lineage  prove, 
Derived  from  thee,  O  God  of  love. 


197.     6  1  c.  M. 

Contentment. 

1  O  LET  us  with  a  grateful  mind, 
Take  what  our  Father,  ever  kind, 

So  liberally  bestows  ! 
Yet  if  our  earthly  store  be  smaU, 
In  thankfulness  improve  it  all 

To  him  from  whom  it  flows. 

2  To  be  resigned,  when  ills  betide, 
Patient,  when  favors  are  denied, 

And  pleased  with  favors  given  : 


THE    CHIIISTIAN    CHARACTER.       [PaRT  IH* 

This,  gracious  God!  is  wisdom's  part; 
This  is  that  incense  of  the  heart, 
Whose  fragrance  reaches  heaven. 

3  Thus  through  life's  changing  scenes  we  '11  go, 
Its  chequered  paths  of  joy  and  woe, 

With  cautious  steps  we  '11  tread  ; 
Quit  its  vain  scenes  without  a  tear, 
Without  a  trouble  or  a  fear, 

And  mingle  with  the  dead  : 

4  While  conscience,  like  a  faithful  friend, 
Shall  through  the  gloomy  vale  attend, 

And  cheer  our  dying  breath ; 
Shall  when  all  other  comforts  cease, 
Like  a  kind  angel  whisper  peace, 

And  smooth  the  bed  of  death. 


198.       L.    M. 

Patience.     James  i.  4. 

1  Patience,  O  't  is  a  grace  divine, 
Sent  from  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
That  leans  upon  its  father's  arm. 

As  through  the  wilds  of  life  we  rove. 

2  By  patience,  we  serenely  bear 
The  troubles  of  our  mortal  state, 
And  wait  contented  our  discharge, 
Nor  think  our  glory  comes  too  late. 

3  O  for  this  grace  to  aid  us  on, 
And  arm  with  fortitude  the  breast, 
Till,  life's  tumultuous  voyage  o'er. 
We  reach  the  shores  of  endless  rest. 


Part  hi.]  peb^onal  virtues 

4  Faith  into  vision  shall  resign, 
Hope  shall  in  full  fruition  die, 
And  patience  in  possession  end, 
In  the  bright  worlds  of  bliss  on  high 

199.     s.  M. 

Worldly  Anxiety  reproved.    Matt,  vi.  34 

1  Why  do  I  thus  perplex 
My  life,  a  breath  of  air. 

With  fears  of  distant  ills,  and  vex 
My  heart  with  fruitless  care  t 

2  Can  thought  and  toil  increase 
My  days'  appointed  sum  1 

Why  waste  I  then  my  time,  my  peace 
To  hoard  for  days  to  come  ? 

3  Will  he  whose  bounty  gave 
My  life,  its  food  deriy  ? 

Who  formed  my  nature  prone  to  crave 
Its  cravings  not  supply  ? 

4  They  neither  sow  nor  toil, 
The  tribes  that  wing  the  air^ 

Yet  live  on  his  paternal  smile, 
Whose  bounty  all  things  share 

5  Then  let  to-morrow's  cares 
Until  to-morrow  stay  : 

The  trouble  which  to-day  prepares 
Suffices  for  to-day. 

6  To  him,  these  low  desires, 
This  sordid  gain  I  leave, 

Who  to  no  higher  good  aspires, 
Than  what  this  world  can  give 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.        [PaRT  III. 

7     To  nobler  work  applied, 
My  soul  shall  upward  climb ; 
And  trust  my  father  to  provide 
The  needful  things  of  time. 

200.       L.    M. 

Steadfastness  and  Watchfulness  implored. 

1  O  THOU  !  my  Father  and  my  friend, 
On  whom  I  cast  my  constant  care, 
On  whom  for  all  things  I  depend  ! 
To  thee  I  breathe  my  humble  prayer. 

2  Endue  me  with  a  holy  fear  ; 
The  secrets  of  my  heart  reveal ; 
Sin  and  its  snares  are  always  near, 
Thee  may  I  always  nearer  feel. 

3  O  that  to  thee  my  constant  mind 
May  with  a  steady  flame  aspire ; 
Pride  in  its  earliest  motions  find, 
And  check  the  rise  of  wrong  desire ! 

4  O  that  my  watchful  soul  may  fly 
The  first  perceived  approach  of  sin ; 
Look  up  to  thee  when  danger  's  nigh, 
And  feel  thy  fear  control  within  ! 

5  Search,  gracious  God  !  my  inmost  heart ; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  me  free , 

Thy  liglit  and  truth  and  peace  impart. 
And  guide  me  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 


Part  hi.]    personal  virtues. 

201.  L.   M. 

Inward  Purity  and  Serenity.' 

1  O  God  !  to  whose  all-searching  sight 
The  darkness  sh'ineth  as  the  light, 
Search,  prove  my  heart ;  it  pants  for  thee ; 
O  burst  these  bonds  and  set  it  free. 

2  Wash  out  its  stains,  refii^e  its  dross, 
Bind  my  affections  to  the  cross  ; 
Hallow  each  thought ;  cleanse  all  within 
From  the  polluting  power  of  sin 

3  While  through  this  darksome  wild  I  stray, 
My  strength  proportion  to  my  day ; 

Let  joys  and  sorrows  gently  flow, 
Nor  rise  too  high  nor  sink  too  low. 

4  My  restless  passions,  Lord  !  restrain, 
And  in  my  soul  unrivalled  reign  ; 
Then  with  whatever  loads  oppressed, 
Centred  in  thee  my  soul  shall  rest. 

5  O  when  shall  my  still  wavering  mind 
This  sweetest  self-possession  find ! 
Fountain  of  joy  !  I  long  to  see 

In  thee  my  peace,  my  heaven  in  thee. 

202.  L.  M. 

Meekness. 

1  Lo  !  what  confusion  rends  the  mind. 
When  by  its  own  fierce  tempests  tost  ,* 
When  reason  is  to  rage  resigned, 
And  in  the  whirl  of  passion  lost ! 


THE    CHRISTIAN    CHARACTER.       [PaRT   IU, 

^  Happy  the  meek !  whose  gentle  breast, 
Clear  as  the  summer's  evening  ray, 
Calm  as  the  regions  of  the  blest. 
Enjoys  on  earth  celestial  day. 

3  His  heart  no  broken  friendships  sting, 
No  jars  his  peaceful  tent  invade ; 
Secure  beneath  th'  Almighty  wing, 
And,  foe  to  none,  of  none  afraid. 

4  Spirit  of  grace,  all  meek  and  mild  ! 
Inspire  our  breasts,  our  souls  possess ; 
Repel  each  passion  rude  and  wild, 
And  bless  us  as  we  aim  to  bless. 

203.       S.    M. 
"  Blessed  are  the  Meek."    Mat.  v.  5. 

1  "Blest  are  the  meek/'  he  said, 

Whose  doctrine  is  divine  ; 
The  humble-minded  earth  possess. 
And  bright  in  heaven  will  shine. 

2  While  here  on  earth  they  stay, 

Calm  peace  with  them  shall  dwell ; 
And  cheerful  hope  and  heavenly  joy, 
Beyond  what  tongue  can  tell. 

3  The  God  of  peace  is  theirs  ; 

They  own  his  gracious  sway  ; 
And  yielding  all  their  wills  to  him, 
His  sovereign  laws  obey. 

4  No  angry  passions  move. 

No  envy  fires  the  breast ; 
The  prospect  of  eternal  peace 
Bids  every  trouble  rest. 


Part  hi.]         personal  virtues. 

5  O  gracious  Father  !  grant 

That  we  this  influence  feel, 
That  all  we  hope,  or  wish,  may  be 
Subjected  to  thy  will. 

6  Thus  Christ  our  Lord  to  own, 

Thus  thee  in  truth  obey. 
Ensures  us  peace  and  joy  on  earth. 
And  leads  to  endless  day. 

204.     L.  M. 

Personal  Virtues. 

1  Awake,  my  soul,  shake  off  the  dream, 
And  know  thy  real  excellence  ; 

Too  long  I  've  yielded  to  the  stream, 
Borne  down  by  appetite  and  sense. 

2  Awake,  my  thought,  rouse  every  power, 
Thy  native  dignity  display  : 

Let  lust  and  passion  reign  no  more, 
No  longer  own  their  lawless  sway. 

8  Thy  temper  meek  and  humble  be. 
Content  and  pleased  with  every  state ; 
From  dire  revenge  and  envy  free, 
And  wild  ambition  to  be  great. 

4  Confine  thy  roving  appetites  : 

From  this  vain  world  withdraw  thine  eyes : 
And  raise  them  to  those  pure  delights. 
Which  none  can  taste  below  the  skies. 

5  On  wings  of  faith  to  heaven  ascend, 
By  hope  anticipate  the  feast  ; 

With  all  thy  might  still  upward  tend,. 
And  leave  to  sensual  minds  the  rest. 


THE    CHRISTIAN   CHARACTER.       [PaRT  III. 

205.  L.     M. 

Humility. 

1  Wherefore  should  maiij  frail  child  of  clay^ 
Who,  from  the  cradle  to  the  shroud, 
Lives  but  the  insect  of  a  day — 

O  why  should  mortal  man  be  proud  ? 

2  His  brightest  visions  just  appear, 
Then  vanish  and  no  more  are  found  ; 
The  stateliest  pile  his  pride  can  rear, 
A  breath  may  level  vi^ith  the  ground. 

3  By  doubt  perplexed,  in  error  lost. 
With  trembling  step  he  seeks  his  way : 
How  vain  of  wisdom's  gift  the  boast ! 
Of  reason's  lamp,  how  faint  the  ray  I 

4  Follies  and  sins,  a  countless  sum, 
Are  crowded  in  life's  little  span  : 
How  ill,  alas  !  does  pride  become 
That  erring,  guilty  creature,  man  ! 

5  God  of  my  life  !  Father  divine  ! 
Give  me  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  : 
In  modest  worth,  O  let  me  shine, 
And  peace  in  humble  virtue  find. 

206.  L.    M. 

Communing  with  our  Hearts.     Ps,  iv.  4.  \» 

1  Return,  my  roving  heart,  return. 

And  chase  these  shadowy  forms  no  more ; 
Seek  out  some  solitude  to  mourn, 
And  thy  forsaken  God  implore. 


Part  in.]  personal  virtues. 

2  Wisdom  and  pleasure  dwell  at  home  ; 
Retired  and  silent  seek  them  there  ; 
This  is  the  way  to  overcome, 

The  way  to  break  temptation's  snare. 

3  And  thou,  my  God  !  whose  piercing  eye 
Distinct  surveys  each  deep  recess, 

In  these  abstracted  hours  draw  nigh, 
And  with  thy  presence  fill  the  place. 

4  Through  all  the  mazes  of  my  heart, 
My  search  let  heavenly  wisdom  guide  ; 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 
Till  all  be  searciied  and  purified. 

5  Then,  with  the  visits  of  thy  love, 
Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheer  ; 
Till  every  grace  shall  join  to  prove. 
That  God  hath  fixed  his  dwelling  there. 

207.     c.  M. 

Relig-ious  Retirement. 

1  Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord  !  I  flee, 

From  strife  and  tumult  far  ; 
From  scenes,  where  sin  is  waging  still 
Its  most  successful  war. 

2  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree  : 
And  seem  by  thy  sweet  bounty  made, 
For  those  who  follow  thee. 

3  There,  if  thy  spirit  touch  the  soul, 

And  grace  her  mean  abode  ; 
O  with  what  jK^ace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
Does  she  commune  with  God  ! 


THE    CHRISTIAN   CHARACTER.      [PaRT  IUj, 

4  There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise. 

5  Author  and  Guardian  of  my  life, 

Sweet  source  of  light  divine  ; 

And  all  harmonious  names  in  one, 

My  Father — thou  art  mine  ! 

6  What  thanks  I  owe  thee,  and  what  love, 

A  boundless,  endless  store, 
Shall  echo  through  the  realms  above, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 

208.     L-   M. 

Retirement  and  Meditation* 

1  My  God  !  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee  : 
Amid  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  birth  ? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour,  go  1 

3  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense  ; 
Thy  gracious  word  can  draw  me  thence ; 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine. 

And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4  Be  earth  with  all  her  scenes  withdrawn ; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone  : 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind, 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God  I  find. 


Pakt  hi.]     penitential  affections* 

209.     L.  M. 

A  Conversation  becoming  ihe  Gospel.     Titus  ii.  10 — 13. 

1  So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  gospel  we  profess, 

So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honors  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  the  salvation  reigns  within, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
^      Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride, 

While  justice,  temperance,  truth  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  What  though  we  drink  of  sorrow's  cup? — 
Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 

Hope  waits  the  coming  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 


210.     c.  M. 

Unfruilfulness  under  Gospel  Privileges. 

1  O  God  !  thy  gracious  aid  impart 

To  bend  our  wills  to  thine  ; 
Melt  our  whole  souls,  and  let  them  flow, 
And  take  the  mould  divine. 

2  The  gracious  truths  which  Jesus  brought 

Our  cars  have  often  heard  ! 
Yet  still  how  weak  our  faith  is  found, 
And  knowledge  of  thv  word  ! 
p2 


PENITENTIAL   AFFECTIONS.       [ParT  IJl 

3  How  cold  and  feeble  is  our  love  ! 

How  negligent  our  fear ! 
How  low  our  hope  of  joys  above  ! 
How  few  affections  there  ! 

4  O  deep  impress  that  perfect  law, 

Which  noblest  freedom  gives  : 
And  let  it  all  our  souls  refine, 
And  sanctify  our  lives. 

5  Not  with  a  transient  glance  surveyed. 

And  in  an  hour  forgot, 
But  deep  inscribed  on  every  heart, 
To  reign  o'er  every  thought. 

6  Teach  our  forgetful  feet  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  above  ; 
Devotion  then  shall  fire  the  breast, 
And  the  whole  soul  be  love. 

211.       L.     M. 

Personal  and  prevailing  Sins  lamented  and  deprecated, 
Ps.  cxli. 

1  My  God  !  what  inward  grief  I  feel 
When  impious  men  transgress  thy  will ; 
My  ears  are  pained  when  lips  profane 
Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vain. 

2  O  let  my  soul  indignant  hate 
The  arts  of  malice  and  deceit ; 
And  far  from  their  communion  flee, 
Who  dare  revile  thy  laws  and  thee. 

3  Let  pious  friendship,  w^hen  I  stray, 
Mark  and  reprove  my  wandering  way  ! 
Its  gentle  words  from  hearts  as  kind, 
Shall  comfort  while  they  heal  the  mind. 


Part  in.}     penitential  affections. 

4  Thou,  who  discernest  all  my  heart, 
And  all  my  life  in  every  part, 
Unseal  my  partial  eyes  to  see 
What  guilt  in  either  there  may  be. 

5  Doth  secret  mischief  lurk  within  ? 
Do  I  indulge  some  unknow^n  sin  ? 
O  turn  my  leet  whene'er  I  stray, 
And  guide  me  in  thy  perfect  way  ! 

212.     7s  M. 

Freedom  from  Error,  Guilt,  and  Folly.     Ps.  xix.  15. 

1  Blest  instructer  !  from  thy  ways, 
Who  can  tell  how  oft  he  strays  ? 
Save  from  error's  growth  our  mind, 
Leave  not,  Lord,  one  root  behind. 

2  Purge  us  from  the  guilt  that  lies 
Wrapt  within  our  heart's  disguise  ; 
Let  us  thence,  by  thee  renewed, 
Each  presumptuous  sin  exclude. 

3  So  our  lot  shall  ne'er  be  joined 
With  the  men,  whose  impious  mind, 
Fearless  of  thy  just  command. 
Braves  the  vengeance  of  thy  hand. 

4  Let  our  tongues,  from  error  free, 
Speak  the  words  approved  by  thee  : 
To  thine  all-observing  eyes 

Let  our  thoughts  accepted  rise. 

5  While  we  thus  thy  name  adore, 
And  thy  healing  grace  implore, 
Blest  instructer  !  bow  thine  ear  : 
God  our  strength  !  propitious  hear 


PSNITENTIAt,   AFFECTIONS.       [PaRT  III. 

213.    7s  M. 

A  Penitential  Hymn. 

1  God  of  mercy  !  God  of  love  ! 
Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs  ; 
Listen  to  thy  suppliant  race, 
Thou  to  whom  all  grace  belongs. 

3  Deep  regret  for  follies  past, 
Talents  wasted,  time  mispent ; 
Hearts  debased  by  worldly  cares, 
Thankless  for  the  blessings  lent — 

3  Foolish  fears  and  fond  desires, 
Vain  regrets  for  things  as  vain  ; 
Lips  too  seldom  taught  to  praise, 
Oft  to  murmur  and  complain — 

4  These,  and  every  secret  fault, 
Filled  with  grief  and  shame  we  own  ; 
Humbled  at  thy  feet  we  lie. 
Seeking  pardon  from  thy  throne. 

5  God  of  mercy !  God  of  grace  ! 
Hear  our  sad  repentant  songs ; 
O  restore  thy  suppliant  race, 
Thou  to  whom  our  praise  belongs ! 

214.       L.    M. 

Supplication  to  the  Searcher  of  Hearts. 

1  Searcher  of  hearts  !  my  thoughts  review ; 
With  kind  severity  pursue 
Through  each  disguise  thy  servant's  mind. 
Nor  leave  one  stain  of  guilt  behind. 


Part  hi.  j     penitential  APFECTioNar. 

2  What  is  my  state  ?  My  soul  awake, 
Severest  scrutiny  to  make  ; 

Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear  ? 

3  What  image  does  my  spirit  bear  ? 
Is  Jesus  formed  and  living  there  ? 
Say,  do  his  lineaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine  1 

4  Searcher  of  hearts  !  O  search  me  still ; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal  : 

My  fears  removed,  let  me  appear 

To  God  and  my  own  conscience  clear. 

5  Scatter  the  clouds  that  o'er  my  head 
Their  dubious  gloom  and  terror  spread ; 
Lead  me  into  celestial  day, 

And  to  myself,  myself  display. 

215.     c.  M. 

Inconstancy  in  the  Christian  Life  lamented.      Hos.  vi. 

1  Perpetual  Source  of  light  and  grace  ! 

We  hail  thy  sacred  name  ; 
Through  every  year's  revolving  round, 
Thy  goodness  is  the  same. 

2  On  us,  unworthy  as  we  are, 

Its  wondrous  mercy  pours  ; 
Sure  as  the  heaven's  established  course, 
And  plenteous  as  the  showers. 

3  Inconstant  service  we  repay, 

And  treacherous  vows  renew  ; 
Which  pass  away  as  morning  clouds, 
And  as  the  early  dew. 


PENITENTIAL    AFFECTIONS.       [PaRT   III. 

4  Low  at  thy  feet  our  guilt  we  mourn, 

And  ask  thy  constant  grace, 
To  bear  our  feeble  footsteps  on, 
In  all  thy  righteous  ways. 

5  Armed  with  this  energy  divine, 

Our  souls  shall  constant  prove. 
And,  with  increasing  transport,  press 
On  to  thy  courts  above. 

6  So,  by  thy  power,  the  morning  sun 

Pursues  his  radiant  way, 
Brightens  each  moment  in  his  race. 
And  shines  to  perfect  day. 

216.       L.     M. 

Contrite  Supplication.      Ps.  li. 

1  Pity,  dread  Sovereign  !  and  forgive  ; 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live  : 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  the  contrite  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  sins,  though  great,  cannot  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  tliy  grace  ; 
Great  God  !  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pardoning  love  be  found. 

3  O  wash  my  soul  from  every  stain, 
Nor  let  the  guilt  I  mourn,  remain  : 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 

4  With  shame  my  numerous  sins  I  trace 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace  ; 

And  though  my  prayer  thou  shouldst  not  hear, 
My  doom  is  just, and  thou  art  clear. 


Fart  hi.]     penitential  affections. 

^  Yet  save  a  penitent,  O  Lord  ! 

Whose  hope  still  hovering  round  thy  word. 
Would  light  on  some  kind  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  jiespair. 


217.     s.  M. 

Absence  from  God. 

O  THOU,  whose  mercy  hears 
Contrition's  humble  sigh  ; 
Whose  hand  indulgent,  wipes  the  tear 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye  ! 

See  low  before  thy  throne 
A  wretched  wanderer  mourn  ; 
Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 
Hast  thou  not  said, — Return  1 

Absent  from  thee,  my  light  ; 
Without  one  cheering  ray ; 
Through  dangers,  fears,  and  gloomy  night, 
How  desolate  my  way  ! 

On  this  benighted  heart 
With  beams  of  mercy  shine  ; 
And  let  thy  healing  voice  impart 
A  taete  of  joys  divine. 

Thy  presence  can  bestow 
Delights  which  never  cloy  : 
Be  this  my  solace  here  below, 
Aiid  my  eternal  joy  ! 


PENITENTIAL   AFFECTIONS.       [pART  111. 

218.        C.     M. 

Hope  in  the  divine  Mercy. 

1  When  rising  from  the  bed  of  death, 

O'erwhelmed  with  guilt  and  fear, 
I  see  my  Maker  face  to  face, — 
O  how  shall  I  appear  ! 

2  If  yet  while  pardon  may  be  found, 

And  mercy  may  be  sought, 
My  heart  with  inward  horror  shrinks, 
And  trembles  at  the  thought : 

3  When  thou,  O  Lord  !  shalt  stand  disclosed 

In  majesty  severe, 
And  sit  in  judgment  on  my  soul,  — 
O  how  shall  I  appear  ! 

4  Lord  !  let  thy  pardoning  love  arise 

On  my  benighted  soul ! 
Subdue  my  passions,  touch  my  heart, 
And  all  my  fears  control. 

5  And  may  I  taste  thy  richer  grace 

In  that  decisive  hour. 
When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 
And  time  shall  be  no  more. 

219.       61   L.    M. 

Prayer  of  the  dejected  Penitent.    Ps.  cxxx, 

1  From  depths  of  sadness  and  distress, 
From  gloomy  mazes  of  despair, 
Thy  throne  of  mercy  we  address  ; 
Deign,  O  our  God  !  to  hear  our  prayer  t 
O  let  thine  ear  indulge  our  grief. 
For  thine  induljxencc  is  relief! 


Part  hi.]     penitential  affections. 

2  Shouldst  thou,  O  God  !  minutely  scan 

Our  faults,  and  as  severely  chid(3  ; 
No  mortal  seed  of  sinful  man 

Could  such  a  scrutiny  abide  : 
But  mercy  shines  in  all  thy  ways, 
Bright  theme  of  universal  praise  ! 

3  With  longing  eyes  we  seek  the  Lord. 

Before  his  throne  our  souls  attend  : 
Firmly  on  his  eternal  word 

Our  faith  is  fixed,  our  hopes  depend 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  rise 
In  contemplation  to  the  skies. 

4  Ye  contrite  minds  !  on  God  rely  ; 

In  season  he  will  grace  impart, 
Will  send  redemption  from  on  high, 

And  soothe  the  penitential  heart  : 
For  mercy  shines  in  all  his  ways, 
Bright  theme  of  universal  praise  ! 


220.     s.  M. 

Peace  to  the  returning-  Penitent , 

1  Sweet  is  the  friendly  voice, 
That  speaks  of  life  and  peace  ; 

That  bids  the  penitent  revive, 
And  all  his  anguish  cease. 

2  No  balm  on  earth  beside 
Can  cheer  the  contrite  heart ; 

No  flattering  dreams  of  earthly  blis^, 
Such  pure  delight  impart. 

3  Still  merciful  and  kind, 
That  mercy,  Lord  !  reveal : 

Q 


PENITENTIAL   AFFECTIONS.       [PaRT  U 

The  broken  heart  ' t  is  thou  canst  bind, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4  Thy  presence  can  restore 
Peace  to  my  anxious  breast : 

And  aid  me  m  the  path  that  leads 
To  everlasting  rest. 

5  Let  me  with  wilful  mind, 
No  more  thy  laws  offend  : 

Then  shall  I  know  nor  guilt  nor  fear, 
If  thou  be  still  my  friend. 

221.     c.  M. 

Mercy  to  the  Penitent. 

1  O  THOU,  the  wretched's  sure  retreat; 

Who  dost  our  cares  control. 
And  with  the  cheerful  smile  of  peace 
Revive  the  fainting  soul ! 

2  Did  ever  thy  propitious  ear 

The  humble  plea  disdain  ? 
Or  when  did  plaintive  misery  sigh, 
Or  supplicate  in  vain  ? 

3  Oppressed  with  grief  and  shame,  dissolved 

In  penitential  tears  ; 
Thy  goodness  calms  our  anxious  doubts, 
And  dissipates  our  fears. 

4  New  life  from  thy  refreshing  grace 

Our  sinking  hearts  receive  : 
Thy  gentlest,  best-loved  attribute. 
To  pity  and  forgive. 

5  From  that  blest  source,  propitious  hope 

Appears  serenely  bright, 


Part  hi.]       the  christian  life. 

And  sheds  her  soft  and  cheering  beam 
O^er  sorrow's  dismal  night. 

6  Our  hearts  adore  thy  mercy,  Lord, 

And  bless  the  friendly  ray,  ^ 

Which  ushers  in  the  smiling  morn  t 

Of  everlasting  day. 


222,     c.  M. 

Encoura^g  Assurance  of  the  divine  Presence,     ha.  xli.  10. 

1  And  art  thou  with  us,  gracious  Lord  ! 

To  dissipate  our  fear ! 
Dost  thou  proclaim  thyself  our  God, 
Our  God  for  ever  near  ? 

2  Doth  thy  right  hand  which  formed  the  earth. 

And  bears  up  all  the  skies, 
Stretch  from  on  high  its  friendly  aid, 
When  dangers  round  us  rise  ? 

3  And  wilt  thou  lead  our  weary  souls 

To  that  delightful  scene, 

Where  rivers  of  salvation  flow 

I         Through  pastures  ever  green. 

|4  On  thy  support  our  souls  shall  lean, 
And  banish  every  care  ; 
The  gloomy  vale  of  death  will  smile, 
If  God  be  with  us  there. 

5  While  we  his  gracious  succour  prove, 
I         'Midst  all  our  various  ways, 

The  darkest  shades  through  which  we  pasS; 
Shall  echo  with  his  praiae. 


PRIVILEGES  OP  [Part  hi. 

223.      C.    M. 

The  Influence  of  habitual  Pieiy. 

1  JBlest  is  the  man  who  fears  the  Lord  ! 
*^^His  well  established  mind, 

In  every  varying  scene  of  life, 
Shall  true  composure  find. 

2  Oft  through  the  deep  and  stormy  sea, 

The  heavenly  footsteps  lie ; 
But  on  a  glorious  world  beyond, 
His  faith  can  fix  its  eye. 

3  Though  dark  his  present  prospects  be, 

And  sorrows  round  him  dwell, 
Yet  hope  can  whisper  to  his  soul, 
That  all  shall  issue  well. 

4  Full  in  the  presence  of  his  God, 

Through  every  scene  he  goes ; 
And  fearing  him,  no  other  fear 
His  steadfast  bosom  knows. 

5  No  dangers  can  his  soul  alarm ; 

No  gloomy  views  affright ; 
For  faith  assures  his  humble  heart, 
Whatever  is,  is  right. 

224.      L.    M. 
A  good  Conscience  the  best  Support. 

1  While  some  in  folly's  pleasures  roll, 
And  court  the  joys  which  hurt  the  soul ; 
Be  mine  that  silent,  calm  repast, 
A  peaceful  conscience  to  the  last ; — 


Part  ih.]        the  christian  life. 

2  That  tree  which  bears  immortal  fruit, 
Without  a  canker  at  the  foot  ; 
That  friend,  who  never  fails  the  just, 
When  other  friends  betray  their  trust, 

S  With  this  companion  in  the  shade, 
My  soul  no  more  shall  be  dismayed  ; 
But  fearless  meet  the  midnight  gloom, 
And  the  pale  monarch  of  the  tomb. 

4  Though  heaven  afflict,  shall  I  repine  ? 
The  noblest  comforts  still  are  mine  ; 
Comforts  which  over  death  prevail, 
And  journey  with  me  through  the  vale. 

5  Amidst  the  various  scenes  of  ills, 
Each  stroke  some  kind  design  fulfils  : 
And  shall  I  murmur  at  my  God, 
When  love  supreme  directs  the  rod  ? 

6  His  hand  will  smooth  my  rugged  way, 
And  lead  me  to  the  realms  of  day  ; 
To  milder  skies  and  brighter  plains, 
Where  everlasting  pleasure  reigns. 

225.     c.  M. 

God  the  Christian's  Refuge. 

1  When  storms  hang  o'er  the  Christian's  head, 

He  feeeks  his  covenant — God  : 
And  under  his  refreshing  shade 
Finds  a  secure  abode. 

2  When  foes  and  fears  of  every  name 

Assail  his  inward  peace, 
Those  foes  his  God  will  put  to  shame, 
And  cause  those  fears  to  cease. 


PRIVILLGES    OF  [PaRT  111. 

3  But  when  tremendous  terrors  seize, 

Where  will  the  sinner  fly  ? 
He  feels  a  thousand  agonies, 
And  no  deliverer  nigh  ! 

4  Then  fly,  my  soul,  the  tents  of  sin  ; 

How  false  her  joys  appear  ! 
Noise  and  confusion  dwell  within ; 
Peace  is  a  stranger  there. 

5  The  men  who  keep  the  laws  of  God, 

His  choicest  blessings  share  ; 
Or  if  he  lifts  his  chastening  rod, 
'Tis  with  a  Father's  care. 

6  His  mighty  power  shall  guard  the  just, 

His  wisdom  point  their  way  ; 
His  eye  shall  watch  their  sleeping  dust, 
His  hand  revive  their  clay. 

226.      C.    M. 

The  inward  Life  of  the  Christian.    Col.  iii.  3. 

1  O  HAPPY  soul,  that  lives  on  high. 
While  men  lie  grovelling  here ! 
His  hopes  are  fixed  above  the  sky, 
And  faith  forbids  his  fear. 

S  His  conscience  knows  no  secret  stings. 
While  grace  and  joy  combine 
To  form  a  life,  whose  holy  springs 
Are  hidden  and  divine. 

3  He  waits  in  secret  on  his  God ; 
His  God  in  secret  sees  ; 
Let  earth  be  all  in  arms  abroad, 
He  dwells  in  heavenly  peace. 


Part  hi.]       the  christian  life. 

4  His  pleasures  rise  from  things  unseen, 

Beyond  this  world  and  time  ; 
Where  neither  eyes  nor  ears  have  been, 
Nor  thoughts  of  mortals  climb. 

5  He  wants  no  pomp  nor  royal  throne 

To  raise  his  honors  here  ; 
Content  and  pleased  to  live  unknown, 
Till  Christ  his  life  appear. 

227-     L.  M. 

The  Safety  and  Happiness  of  the  line  Christian. 

1  Lord  !  how  secure  and  blest  is  he, 
Who  feels  the  joys  of  pardoned  sin  ! 
Let  tempests  shake  the  earth  and  sea, 
His  mind  hath  peace  and  heaven  within, 

2  What  honor  and  what  bliss  unite 
The  precious  name  he  wears,  to  raise  ! 
Fair  is  the  scene  and  clear  the  light. 
That  fills  the  remnant  of  his  days. 

3  With  joy  he  reads  forgiveness  sealed, 
From  God  derives  renewing  strength, 
And  tastes  his  boundless  love  revealed 
In  all  its  height  and  breadth  and  length. 

4  The  thoughts  of  home  his  spirit  cheer, 
No  more  he  grieves  for  troubles  past. 
Nor  future  trials  waken  fear. 

So  he  may  safe  arrive  at  last. 

5  Nearest  the  throne  and  first  in  song, 
Such  shall  the  grateful  tribute  raise, 
While  angel-hosts  around  them  throng, 
And  swell  the  chorus  of  their  praise. 


PRIVILEGES    OF  |  ParT  III 

228.  c.  M. 

The  Way  of  the  Righteous  and  the  Wicked.     Ps.  i. 

i  Blest  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
Where  sinners  love  to  meet : 
Who  fears  to  tread  in  folly's  ways, 
And  hates  the  scoffer's  seat. 

2  But  in  thy  perfect  statutes,  Lord  ! 

Has  placed  his  chief  delight  ; 
By  day  devoutly  reads  thy  word, 
And  meditates  by  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  of  generous  kind 

By  living  waters  set. 
Safe  from  the  storm  and  blasting  wind^ 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state. 

4  Green  as  the  leaf  and  ever  fair 

Shall  his  profession  shine  ; 

While  fruits  of  holiness  appear, 

Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 

5  Not  so  the  impious  and  unjust : 

What  vain  designs  they  form  ; 
Their  hopes  are  swept  away  like  dust, 
Or  chaff  before  the  storm. 

6  How  shall  they  bear  at  last  to  stand 

Before  that  judgment  seat, 
Where  all  the  saints  at  thy  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet  ? 

229.  c.  M. 

The  Way  and  End  of  the  Righteous  and  the  Wicked.. 
Ps.  XXX vii. 

1   My  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
Are  ordered  by  thy  will ; 


Part  hi.]       the  christian  life. 

Though  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again, 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 

3  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways, 
Their  virtue  he  approves  ; 
He  '11  ne'er  deprive  them  of  his  grace, 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves. 

3  The  heavenly  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  portion  and  their  home ; 
He  keeps  them  now,  and  makes  them  heirs 
Of  blessings  long  to  come. 

4  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen, 

Not  fearing  man,  nor  God  ; 
Like  princely  laurel,  fair  and  green, 
Spreading  its  arms  abroad  : 

5  And  lo  !  he  vanished  from  the  ground, 

Destroyed  by  hands  unseen  ; 
Nor  root,  nor  branch,  nor  leaf  was  found 
Where  all  that  pride  had  been. 

6  But  mark  the  man  of  righteousness. 

His  several  steps  attend  : 
True  pleasure  runs  through  all  his  Mays, 
And  peaceful  is  his  end. 

230.     L.   M. 

Virtue  ihc  Source  of  Peace.     Ps.  i. 

O  BLEST  is  he,  divinely  blest, 
Whose  heart  no  guilty  thoughts  employ  ! 
God's  endless^ sunshine  fills  his  breast. 
And  conscience  whispers  peace  and  joy. 


PRIVILEGES   OF  [PaRT  III. 

2  Pure  rectitude's  unerring  way 

His  heaven-conducted  steps  pursue ; 
While  crowds  in  guilt  and  error  stray, 
Unstained  his  soul,  and  bright  his  view. 

3  By  God's  almighty  arm  sustained, 
Thus  virtue  soon  or  late  shall  rise ; 
Enjoy  her  conquest,  nobly  gained, 
And  share  the  triumph  of  the  skies. 

4  But  fools,  to  sacred  wisdom  blind, 
Who  sin's  alluring  call  obey. 
Far  other  fate  at  last  shall  find, 
And  fall,  destruction's  easy  prey. 

231.     c.  M. 

God's  Chastisements  not  vindictive. 

1  Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame  1 

We  own  thy  power  divine  ; 
We  hear  thy  breath  in  every  storm^ 
For  all  the  winds  are  thine. 

2  The  hand  that  now  withholds  my  joys, 

Can  reinstate  my  peace  ! 
And  he  who  bade  the  tempest  roar. 
Can  bid  the  tempest  cease. 

3  How  oft,  when  black  misfortune's  band 

Around  their  victim  stood, 
The  seeming  ill  at  thy  rebuke, 
Hath  changed  to  real  good. 

4  This  truth  oft  shown,  shall  teach  me  well 

To  feel  for  others'  woe  ; 
And  humbly  seek  with  deep  concern 
My  own  defects  to  know. 


Part  hi.]         the  christian  life. 

5  Mercy  impels  the  mournful  stroke, 

That  would  our  bosoms  free 
From  earthly  care  and  seasual  joy, 
And  turn  our  thoughts  to  thee. 

6  That  mercy  tempers  every  blast 

To  them  that  seek  thy  face ;  - 
And  mingles  with  the  whirlwind's  roar, 
The  whispers  of  thy  grace. 

232.     L.   M. 

'J'he  divine  Benignity. 

1  How  well  our  great  Protector  knows 
To  weigh,  and  to  relieve  our  woes  ! 
And  on  his  arm  who  place  their  trust. 
Shall  find  that  confidence  was  just. 

2  How  prompt  his  favor  to  dispense 
Its  life-imparting  influence  ! 
How  speedy  his  paternal  love 
Our  deep  afl[lictions  to  remove  ! 

3  Grief  for  a  night,  obtrusive  guest ! 
Beneath  our  roof  perchance  may  rest ; 
But  joy,  with  the  returning  day, 
Shall  wipe  each  transient  tear  away. 

4  Since  thou  wilt  hearken  to  my  prayer. 
Again  the  face  of  joy  I  wear  : 

Thy  strength  my  fainting  spirit  cheers, 
And  checks  my  griefs,  and  calms  my  fear?. 

5  With  wlidt  delight,  great  God,  I  trace 
The  acts  of  thy  stuj)Ciidous  grace  ! 

To  count  them,  were  to  count  the  sand 
That  lies  upon  the  sea-beat  strand. 


pRiviLEcrs  OF  [Part  hi. 

233.  c.   M. 

*^^  He  healeth  the  broken  in  Heart  and  bindeth  up  their  Wounds/' 
Ps.  cxlvii.  3. 

1  When  reft  of  all,  and  hopeless  care 

Would  sink  us  to  the  tomb, 
What  power  shall  save  us  from  despair, 
What,  dissipate  the  gloom  ? 

2  No  balm  that  earthly  plants  distil, 

Can  soothe  the  mourner's  smart, 
No  mortal  hand  with  lenient  skill. 
Bind  up  the  broken  heart. 

3  But  One  alone  who  reigns  above, 

Our  woe  to  joy  can  turn, 
And  light  the  lamp  of  life  and  love, 
That  long  has  ceased  to  burn. 

4  Then,  O  my  soul !  to  that  One  flee, 

To  God  thy  woes  reveal  ; 
His  eye  alone  thy  wounds  can  see, 
His  power  alone  can  heal. 

234.  c.  M. 

The  Comforts  of  Religion. 

1  When  gloomy  thoughts  and  boding  fears 

The  trembling  heart  invade, 
And  all  the  face  of  nature  wears 
An  universal  shade  : 

2  Religion's  dictates  can  assuage 

The  tempest  of  the  soul  ; 
And  every  storm  shall  cease  to  rage. 
At  her  divine  control. 


Part  hi.]        the  christian  life. 

3  Through  life's  bewildered,  darksome  way, 

Her  hand  unerring  leads  ; 
And  o'er  the  path  her  heavenly  ray 
A  cheering  lustre  sheds. 

4  When  feeble  reason,  tired  and  blind, 

Sinks  helpless  and  afraid  ; 
Thou  blest  supporter  of  the  mind  ! 
How  powerful  is  thine  aid  : 

5  O  let  my  heart  confess  thy  power, 

And  find  thy  sweet  relief, 
To  brighten  every  gloomy  hour, 
And  soften  every  grief 

235.     c.  M. 

Consolatory  Views  of  Nature  and  Providence. 
1  The  God  of  heaven  is  kind  and  just : — 
O  let  not  man  complain, 
His  righteous  providence  distrust, 
His  high  decrees  arraign. 

I  2  Though  clouds  should  darken  all  the  scene, 
I  Be  this  thy  steadfast  aim, 

I      Still  to  preserve  a  mind  serene, 
I  And  free  from  guilt  and  shame. 

I S  The  lowliest  flowers  that  deck  the  field, 
1  Thy  mute  instructers  are  ; 

And  wholesome  admonition  yield 
Against  corroding  care. 

Oh  !  listen  to  kind  nature's  voice  : 

To  heaven  direct  thine  eyes  ; 
There  nobler  objects  claim  thy  choice, 

And  brighter  prospects  rise. 

R 


PRIVILEGES  OP  [Part  hi. 

5  Far  from  anxiety  and  care, 

Still  seek  that  blissful  shore, 
Where  discontent  and  dark  despair 
Shall  rend  thy  heart  no  more. 

236.     c.  M.  • 

God  the  Source  of  Consolation  and  Health. 

1  To  calm  the  sorrows  of  the  mind, 

Thou,  gracious  friend  !  art  nigh. 
To  wipe  the  anxious  tear  that  starts, 
Or  trembles  in  the  eye. 

2  Thou  canst,  when  anguish  rends  the  heart. 

The  secret  woe  control  ; 
The  inward  malady  canst  heal, 
The  sickness  of  the  soul. 

3  Thou  canst  repress  the  rising  sigh, 

Canst  soothe  each  mortal  care  ; 
And  every  deep  and  heart-felt  groan 
Is  wafted  to  thine  ear. 

4  Thy  gracious  eye  is  watchful  still ; 

Thy  potent  arm  can  save 
From  threatening  danger  and  disease, 
And  the  devouring  grave. 

5  When,  pale  and  languid  all  the  frame, 

The  ruthless  hand  of  pain 
Arrests  the  feeble  powers  of  life, 
The  help  of  man  is  vain. 

6  'T  is  thou,  great  God  !  alone  canst  checfc 

The  progress  of  disease  ; 
And  sickness,  awed  by  power  divine;^ 
The  high  command  obeys. 


Part  hi.]         the  christian  life. 

7  Eternal  source  of  life  and  health, 
And  every  bliss  we  feel ! 
In  sorrow  and  in  joy,  to  thee 
Our  grateful  hearts  appeal. 

237.       6/.  L.    M. 

The  Memory  and  Prospects  of  the  good,  blessed.     Ps.  cxii. 

1  Blest  is  that  man,  who  stands  in  awe 
Of  God,  and  fears  his  sacred  law  ; 

He  gains  on  earth  a  fair  renown : 
While  sinners  with  their  hopes  decay, 
He  shall  enjoy  an  endless  day, 

A  heavenly,  an  immortal  crown. 

3  His  hands  while  they  his  alms  bestow, 
His  glory's  future  harvest  sow  : 

The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just, 
Like  a  green  root,  revives  and  bears 
A  train  of  blessings  for  his  heirs, 

When  dying  nature  sleeps  in  dust. 

3  Beset  with  threatening  dangers  round, 
Unmoved  shall  he  maintain  his  ground, 
His  conscience  bears  his  courage  up  ; 
The  soul  that  's  filled  with  virtue's  light. 
Shines  brightest  in  affliction's  night, 
And  sees  in  darkness  beams  of  hope. 

i  238.     c.  M. 

i 

j  The  everlasting  Covenant.     2  Sam.  xxiil.  5. 

1  My  God  !  the  covenant  of  thy  love 

I  Abides  for  ever  sure  ; 

1      And  in  its  matchless  grace,  we  feel 

I  Our  happiness  secure. 


PRIVILEGES    OF  [PaRT  III 

2  What  though  our  house  be  not  with  thee, 

As  nature  could  desire  ; — 
To  higher  joys  than  nature  gives, 
Our  nobler  views  aspire. 

3  Since  thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

Our  Father  art  become  ; 
Jesus  our  guardian  and  our  friend, 
And  heaven  our  final  home  ; — 

4  We  welcome  all  thy  sovereign  will, 

For  all  that  will  is  love  ; 
And  when  thy  providence  is  dark. 
We  wait  the  light  above. 

5  What  though  our  mortal  comforts  fade, 

And  droop  like  withering  flowers  ? 
Nor  time,  nor  death  shall  break  that  band, 
Which  makes  Jehovah  ours. 

239.     c.  M. 

Encouragement  from  the  Experience  of  God's  Goodness. 
Ps.  xxxiv, 

1  Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life. 

In  trouble  and  in  joy 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just ; 

Deliverance  he  aifords  to  all. 

Who  on  his  succour  trust. 

3  O  !  make  but  trial  of  his  love, 

Experience  will  decide, 
How  blest  they  are,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  his  truth  confide. 


Part  hi.]         the  christian  life. 

4  Fear  him,  ye  saints  ;  and  you  will  then 
Have  nothing  else  to  fear  : 
Make  you  his  service  your  delight, 
Your  wants  shall  be  his  care. 

™     240.     L.  M. 

■Confidence  of  good  Men  in  the  divine  Faithfulness. 

1  Praise,  everlasting  praise  be  paid 
To  him  who  earth's  foundations  laid  ; 
Praise  to  the  God,  whose  sovereign  will 
All  nature's  laws  and  powers  fulfil. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
Who  rules  his  people  by  his  word  ; 
Where  faith  contemplates  his  decrees. 
And  every  gracious  promise  sees. 

3  There  may  the  humble,  pious  mind, 
Support  in  all  its  troubles  find  ; 
And  on  that  mighty  God  may  stay, 
Whose  power  the  earth  and  heavens  display. 

4  Whence  then  arise  distressing  fears  ? 
Why  do  we  still  indulge  our  tears  ? 
Or  why  without  those  comforts  live. 
Our  God  and  father  waits  to  give  ? 

5  O  for  a  strong  and  lasting  faith, 
To  credit  what  the  Almighty  saith  ; 
To  embrace  the  message  of  his  son, 
And  call  the  joys  of  heaven  our  own. 

6  Should  earth  then  to  its  centre  shake. 
And  all  tlie  wheels  of  nature  break. 
Our  steadfast  souls  should  fear  no  more 
Than  ocean's  base  when  tempests  roar. 


PKiviLEGEs  OF  [Part  m. 


241.     c.  M. 

God  the  Refuge  of  the  troubled  Mind. 

1  My  God  !  the  visits  of  thy  face 

Afford  superior  joy, 
To  all  that  charms  this  thoughtless  race. 
Or  can  their  hopes  employ. 

2  To  thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief, 

For  thou  alone  canst  heal ; 
Thy  promises  bring  sweet  relief, 
For  every  pain  I  feel. 

3  But  when  distressing  doubts  prevail, 

I  fear  to  call  thee  mine  ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hopes  decline. 

4  Yet,  gracious  God  !  where  shall  I  flee  ? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust ; 
And  still  my  soul  would  rise  to  thee, 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust. 

5  Hast  thou  not  bid  me  seek  thy  face  ? 

And  shall  I  seek  in  vain  ? 
And  can  the  ear  of  sovereign  grace 
Be  deaf  when  I  complain  ? 

6  Thy  mercy-seat  is  open  still, 

There  shall  my  soul  retreat ; 
With  humble  hope  attend  thy  will, 
And  wait  beneath  thy  seat. 


Part  hi.]         the  christian  life. 
242.     L.   .M 

Christian  Patience,  Consolation,  and  Hope. 

1  And  is  there  then,  no  lenient  art, 
To  heal  tlie  anguish  of  the  heart  ? 
To  ease  the  lieavy  load  of  care 
Which  nature  niu.st,  but  cannot  bear  ? 

2  Can  reason's  dictates  be  obeyed  ? 
Too  weak,  alas  !  her  strongest  aid  ; 
O  let  religion  then  be  nirr^i, 

Her  consolations  cannot  die. 

3  Her  powerful  aid  supports  the  soul, 
And  nature  owns  her  kind  coatrol ; 
While  she  unfolds  the  sacrt^d  rai^e, 
Our  fiercest  griefs  resign  tlieir  rage. 

4  Then,  gentle  patience  smiles  on  pain, 
And  dying  hope  revives  again  ; 

Hope  wipes  the  tear  from  sorrow's  eye, 
And  faith  points  upward  to  the  sky : 

5  The  promise  guides  her  ardent  flight, 
And  joys,  unknown  to  sense,  invite 
Those  blissful  regions  to  explore, 
Where  pleasure  blooms  to  fade  no  more. 

243.     6  7.  c.  M. 

Tlie  unrivalled  Beauty  and  Glory  of  Religion. 
1  Soft  are  the  fruitful  showers  that  bring 
The  welcome  promise  of  the  spring, 

And  soft  the  vernal  gale  : 
Sweet  the  wild  warblings  of  the  grove, 
The  voice  of  nature  and  of  love, 
That  gladden  every  vale. 


PRIVILEGES    OF  [PaRT  III, 

2  But  softer  in  the  mourner's  ear, 
Sounds  the  mild  voice  of  mercy  near, 

That  whispers  sins  forgiven  , 
And  sweeter  far  the  music  swells, 
When  to  the  raptured  soul  she  tells 

Of  peace  and  promised  heaven. 

3  Fair  are  the  flowers  that  deck  the  ground ; 
And  groves  and  gardens  blooming  round, 

Unnumbered  charms  unfold  : 
Bright  is  the  sun's  meridian  ray. 
And  bright  the  beams  of  setting  day, 

That  robe  the  clouds  in  gold. 

4  But  far  more  fair  the  pious  breast, 
In  richer  robes  of  goodness  drest, 

Where  heaven's  own  graces  shine ; 
And  brighter  far  the  prospects  rise, 
That  burst  on  faith's  delighted  eyes, 

From  glories  all  divine. 

244.     c.  M. 

The  Power  of  Faith. 

1  Faith  adds  new  charms  to  earthly  bliss, 

And  saves  us  from  its  snares  ; 
Its  aid  in  every  duty  brings, 
And  softens  all  our  cares  : 

2  Extinguishes  the  thirst  of  sin, 

And  lights  the  sacred  tire 
Of  love  to  God,  and  heavenly  things, 
And  feeds  the  pure  desire. 

3  The  wounded  conscience  knows  its  power 

The  healing  balm  to  give  ; 


Part  hi.]        the  christian  life. 

That  balm  the  saddest  heart  can  cheer. 
And  make  the  dying  live. 

4  Wide  it  unveils  celestial  worlds, 

Where  deathless  pleasures  reign, 
And  bids  us  seek  our  portion  there, 
Nor  bids  us  seek  in  vain. 

5  On  that  bright  prospect  may  we  rest, 

Till  this  frail  body  dies  ; 
And  then,  on  faith's  triumphant  wings 
To  endless  glory  rise. 


245.     c.  M. 

Aspiration  after  a  livelier  Faith. 

1  Ah  !  why  should  this  mistaken  mind 

Still  rove  with  restless  pain  ? 
Delight  on  earth  expect  to  find 
Yet  still  expect  in  vain  ? 

2  Faith,  rising  upwards,  points  her  view 

To  regions  in  the  skies  ; 
There,  lovelier  scenes  than  Eden  knew, 
In  bright  perspective  rise. 

3  O  !  if  this  heaven-born  grace  were  mine, 

Would  not  my  spirit  soar, 
Transported  gaze  on  joys  divine, 
And  cleave  to  earth  no  more  ? 

4  Thou  power,  from  whose  almighty  breath 

It  first  began  to  rise, 
Purge  off  these  mists,  these  dregs  of  earth, 
And  bid  it  reach  the  skies. 


DIFFICULTIES    OF  [PaRT  III. 

5  Let  this  weak,  erring  mind  no  more 
On  earth  bewildered  rove  ; 
But  with  celestial  ardor  soar 
To  endless  joys  above. 

246.     c.  M. 

Aspirations  after  perfect  Obedience.     Ps.  cxix. 

1  O  THAT  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 

To  keep  his  statutes  still  ; 
O  that  my.  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will. 

2  Since  I  'm  a  stranger  here  below, 

My  path  let  nothing  hide  ; 
But  mark  the  road  my  feet  should  go, 
And  be  my  constant  guide. 

3  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word, 

And  make  my  soul  sincere  ; 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion,  Lord  ! 
But  keep  my  conscience  clear. 

4  How  would  I  run  in  thy  commands. 

If  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin  and  passion's  hateful  bands. 
And  set  my  feet  at  large  ! 

5  My  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name, 
Whatever  loss  or  scorn  I  bear, 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 

6  Aid  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands 

Through  life's  uncertain  road  ; 
Nor  let  my  head,  or  heart,  or  hands, 
Offend  against  my  God. 


Part  hi.]        the  christian  life. 
247.      L.    M. 

Exemplary  Virtue. 

1  Ah  !  worldly  souls,  who  strive  in  vain, 
To  folly  slaves,  and  slaves  to  sin  \ 
May  I  a  nobler  toil  sustain, 

And  nobler  satisfaction  win. 

2  May  I  resolve  with  all  my  heart, 

With  all  my  powers  to  serve  thee,  Lord  I 
Nor  from  thy  precepts  e'er  depart, 
Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

3  O  be  that  service  all  my  joy  ! 
Around  let  my  example  shine, 
Till  others  love  the  blest  employ, 
And  join  in  labors  so  divine. 

4  Be  this  the  purpose  of  my  soul. 
My  solemn,  my  determined  choice, 
To  yield  to  thy  supreme  control, 
And  in  thy  kind  commands  rejoice. 

5  O  may  I  never  faint  nor  tire, 

Nor,  wandering  leave  thy  sacred  ways ; 
Great  God  !  accept  my  soul's  desire. 
And  give  me  strength  to  live  thy  praise. 

.   248.      L.    M. 

The  Day  of  Probation  and  Hope.      Eccles.  ix. 

1   Life  is  the  time  to  serve  thee,  Lord  ! 
The  time  t'  insure  thy  great  reward  ; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
To  thee  the  sinner  may  return. 


DIFFICULTIES    OF  [PaRT  I-  , 

2  Life  is  the  season  thou  hast  given. 
To  fit  us  for  the  joys  of  heaven  ; 
Fast  fleets  that  hour  of  grace  aw^ay, 
And  who  its  rapid  course  can  stay  ? 

3  The  living  knov^^  that  they  must  die ; 
But  all  the  dead  unconscious  lie  ; 
Their  memory  and  their  sense  is  gone, 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

4  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  passed 
In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste ; 
Oblivion,  darkness,  and  despair, 
Still  reign  in  gloomy  silence  there. 

5  Then  the  great  work  we  have  to  do^ 
Let  us  with  all  our  might  pursue  : 
And  wisely  every  hour  employ, 
Till  faith  and  hope  are  lost  in  joy. 

249.     L.  M. 

Heavenly  Guidance  implored. 

1  Amidst  a  world  of  hopes  and  fears, 
A  wild  of  cares,  and  toils,  and  tears, 
Where  foes  alarm  and  dangers  threat, 
And  pleasures  kill,  and  glories  cheat : 

3  Shed  down,  O  Lord  !  a  heavenly  ray 
To  guide  me  in  the  doubtful  way, 
And  o'er  me  hold  thy  shield  of  power, 
To  guard  me  in  the  dangerous  hour. 

3  Each  noble  principle  impart ; 

The  faith  which  sanctifies  the  heart, 
Hope  that  to  heaven's  high  vault  aspires, 
And  love  that  warms  with  holiest  fires 


Part  hi.]         the  christian  life. 

4  Teach  me  tlie  flattering  patlis  to  shun, 
In  which  the  thoughtless  many  run, 
Who  for  a  shade  the  substance  miss, 
And  grasp  their  ruin  in  their  bhss. 

5  May  never  pleasure,  weahh,  or  pride, 
Allure  my  wandering  soul  aside  ; 
But  through  this  maze  of  mortal  ill; 
Safe  lead  me  to  thy  heavenly  hill. 

230.     c.  M. 

Heavenly  Wisdom  implored  through  the  Perils  of  L 

1  Father  of  light !  conduct  my  feet 

Through  life's  dark,  dangerous  road  : 
Let  each  advancing  step  still  bring 
Me  nearer  to  my  God. 

2  Let  heaven-eyed  prudence  be  my  guide. 

And  when  I  go  astray, 
Recal  my  feet  from  folly's  path, 
To  wisdom's  better  way. 

3  Teach  me  in  every  various  scene 

To  keep  my  end  in  sight ; 
And  while  I  tread  life's  mazy  track, 
Let  wisdom  guide  me  right. 

4  That  heavenly  wisdom  from  above 

Abundantly  impart ; 
And  let  it  guard,  and  guide,  and  warm, 
And  penetrate  my  heart ; 

5  Till  it  shall  lead  me  to  thyself, 

Fountain  of  bliss  and  love  ! 
And  all  my  darkness  be  dispersed 
In  endless  light  above. 

T 


DIFFICULTIES    OP  [pART  III. 


251.        C.     M. 

Human  Frailty. 

1  Weak  and  irresolute  is  man  : 

The  purpose  of  to-day, 
Woven  with  pains  into  his  plan^ 
To-morrow  rends  away. 

2  Some  foe  to  his  upright  intent, 

Finds  out  his  weaker  part ; 
Virtue  engages  his  assent, 
But  pleasure  wins  his  heart. 

3  Bound  on  a  voyage  of  awful  length, 

Through  dangers  little  known  : 
A  stranger  to  superior  strength, 
Man  vainly  trusts  his  own. 

4  But  oars  alone  can  ne'er  prevail 

To  reach  the  distant  coast  ; 
The  breath  of  heaven  must  swell  the  sail, 
Or  all  the  toil  is  lost. 


252.     L.  M. 

Religious  Perseverance.     Matt.  vii.  13.  H. 

1  Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 
And  thousands  walk  together  there  ; 
While  wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path. 
With  here  and  there  a  traveller. 

2  "Deny  thyself  and  take  thy  cross,'' 
Is  the  redeemer's  great  command  ; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  win  this  heavenly  land. 


Part  hi.]         the  christian  life. 

3  The  fearful  soul  that  tires  and  faints, 
And  treads  the  path  of  life  no  more, 
Forgets  what  joys  await  thy  saints, 
And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Let  not  my  hopes,  like  such,  be  vain  ; 
Bat  striving  with  thy  faithful  few, 
May  I  that  pledge  of  glory  gain, 
Wliich  false  pretenders  never  knew. 

253.     c.  M. 

Religion,  the  One  Thing  needful.    Luke  x.  42. 

1  V-^UY  do  we  waste  in  trifling  cares, 
T'ie  lives  divine  compassion  spares. 
While,  in  the  various  range  of  thought, 
T;io  one  thing  needful  is  forgot  ? 

2  Our  Father  calls  us  from  above, 
Ouf  Saviour  pleads  his  dying  love. 
Awakened  conscience  gives  us  pain; 
Shall  all  these  pleas  unite  in  vain? 

3  Not  so  our  dying  eyes  will  view 
The  objects  which  we  now  pursue  ; 
Not  so  eternity  appear. 

When  the  decisive  hour  is  near. 

4  From  vital  air,  from  cheerful  light, 
To  the  cold  grave's  perpetual  night, 
From  scenes  of  duty,  means  of  grace, 
Must  we  to  God's  tribunal  pass. 

5  Then  wake,  my  soul,  thy  way  prepare, 
And  lose  in  this  each  meaner  care  ; 
With  steady  step  that  path  be  trod. 
Which  through  the  grave  conducts  to  God, 


DIFFICULTIES   OF  [PaRT  HI, 

6  Almighty  Power  !  thine  aid  impart 
To  fix  conviction  on  the  heart : 
Thy  light  can  clear  the  blindest  eyes, 
And  make  the  haughtiest  scorner  wise. 


254.     L.  M. 

The  better  Part  preferred.     Luke  x.  43, 

1  Beset  with  snares  on  every  hand, 
In  life's  uncertain  path  we  stand  : 
Father  divine  !  diffuse  thy  light 

To  guide  our  doubtful  footsteps  right. 

2  Engage  our  roving,  treacherous  heart, 
To  choose  the  wise,  the  better  part, 
To  scorn  the  trifles  of  a  day, 

For  joys  that  never  fade  away. 

3  Then  let  the  fiercest  storms  arise, 
Let  tempests  mingle  earth  and  skies  j 
No  fatal  shipwreck  shall  we  fear. 
But  all  our  treasure  with  us  bear. 

4  If  thou,  our  Father  !  still  be  nigh, 
Cheerful  we  live  and  joyful  die ; 
Secure  when  mortal  comforts  flee, 
To  find  a  thousand  worlds  in  thee. 

253.     c.  M. 

Christian  Watchfulness. 

1  Awake,  my  torpid  soul !  awake, 
And  view  the  threatening  scene  : 
Legions  of  foes  encamp  around, 
And  treachery  lurks  within. 


PaKT   III.]  THE    CHRIStlAN    LirE, 

i 

•2  'T  is  not  this  mortal  life  alone 

These  enemies  assail ; 
'        How  canst  thou  hope  for  future  bliss, 

If  tlieir  attempts  prevail  1 

j  3  Not  many  years  their  round  shall  run. 
i  Not  many  mornings  rise, 

!        Ere  all  its  grandeur  stands  revealed 
i  To  my  admiring  eyes. 

4  Then  to  the  work  of  God  awake — 

Behold  thy  master  near — 
The  various,  arduous  task  pursue 
With  vigor,  and  with  fear. 

5  The  awful  register  goes  on, 

The  account  will  surely  come, 
And  opening  day,  or  closing  night 
May  bear  me  to  my  doom. 

6  Tremendous  thought!  how  deep  it  strikes! 

Yet  like  a  dream  it  flies. 
Till  God's  own  voice  the  slumbers  chase 
From  these  deluded  eyes. 

256.     L.  M. 

Christian  Fortitude  and  Decision. 

1  Father  of  lights  !  my  footsteps  guide, 
Along  the  dangerous  path  I  tread  ; 
Ne'er  suffer  me  to  turn  aside, 

By  error  or  by  sin  misled. 

2  While  the  mad  world  around  me  spend 
Their  days  in  folly  or  in  crime ; 

O  that  my  feet  may  always  tend 
To  wise  redemption  of  my  time  ! 
t2 


DIFFICULTIES    OP  [PaRT  III. 

3  With  truth  illuminate  my  mind, 
Inspire  with  fortitude  my  heart : 
Ne'er  let  me  wander  with  the  blind, 
Nor  waver  in  the  Christian's  part. 

4  Fashion  and  crowds  conspire  in  vain 
To  shake  the  firmness  of  my  soul, — 
All  their  allurements  I  disdain, 
God  only  shall  my  choice  control. 

257.     c.  M. 

Trust  in  God,  under  the  Trials  of  Virtue. 

1  When  from  the  v^rge  of  youth,  my  mind 

Life's  opening  scene  surveyed  ; 
I  viewed  its  ills  of  various  kind, 
Afflicted  and  afraid. 

2  But  chief  my  fear  the  dangers  moved, 

That  virtue^s  path  inclose ; 
My  heart  the  wise  pursuit  approved, 
But  oh  !  what  toils  oppose  ! 

3  For  see,  while  yet  her  unknown  ways 

With  doubtful  step  I  tread, 

A  hostile  world  its  terrors  raise, 

Its  snares  delusive  spread. 

4  Oh  !  how  shall  I,  with  heart  prepared, 

Those  terrors  learn  to  meet  ? 
How,  from  the  thousand  snares  to  guard 
My  inexperienced  feet  ? 

5  Let  faith  suppress  each  rising  fear. 

Each  anxious  doubt  exclude ; 
My  Maker's  will  has  placed  me  here, 
A  Maker  wise  and  good. 


P.UIT  III.]  THE    CHRISTIAN    LIFE. 

6  He  to  my  every  trial  knows 
Its  just  restraints  to  give  ; 
Attentive  to  beliold  my  woes, 
And  faithful  to  relieve. 

'  7  Though  griefs  unnumbered  throng  thee  round. 
Still  in  thy  God  confide, 
Whose  finger  marks  the  seas  their  bound, 
And  curbs  the  rolling  tide. 

258.  L.  M. 

The  Spiritual  Warfare.     Eph.  vi.  11—17, 

1  Arise,  my  soul !  shake  off  thy  fears, 
And  gird  the  gospel  armour  on ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 
Where  thy  great  Captain,  Christ,  has  gone 

2  Sin  and  the  world  resist  thy  course  : 

But  these,  my  soul !  are  vanquished  foes  ; 
For  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross. 
And  sang  the  triumph  when  he  rose. 

I  3  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on, 
I      Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate  ; 
I      There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign. 

And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

4  There  shall  I  wear  a  victor's  crown, 
And  triumph  in  the  Almighty's  grace  ;' 
There  all  the  just,  in  chorus  joined, 
tJnite,  to  celebrate  his  praise. 

259.  L.  M. 

The  Christian  Warfare. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes; 
See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise, 


DIFFICULTIES    OF  [PaRT  III. 

In  long  array,  a  numei*ous  host ; 
Awake,  my  soul !  or  thou  art  lost. 

2  Here  giant  danger  threatening  stands, 
Mustering  his  pale,  terrific  bands ; 
There  pleasure's  silken  banners  spread, 
And  willing  souls  are  captive  led. 

3  See  where  rebellious  passions  rage, 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage ; 
The  meanest  foe  of  all  the  train 

Has  thousands  and  ten  thousands  slain. 

4  Thou  tread' St  upon  enchanted  ground  ; 
Perils  and  snares  beset  thee  round  ; 
Beware  of  all ;  guard  every  part ; 

But  most,  the  traitor  in  thy  heart. 

5  Come  then,  my  soul !  now  learn  to  wield 
The  weight  of  thy  immortal  shield  ; 

Put  on  the  armour  from  above 

Of  heavenly  truth,  and  heavenly  love. 

6  The  terror  and  the  charm  repel. 

And  powers  of  earth,  and  powers  of  hell ; 
The  man  of  Ca^' ary  triumphed  here  : 
Why  should  his  fait>-ful  followers  fear  1 

260.      C.    M. 

The  Pilgrimage  of  Life. 
I  Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground  j 
We  seek  that  promised  soil : 
The  songs  of  Sion  cheer  our  heart?, 
While  strangers  here  we  toil 


Part  hi.]        the  christian  life. 

2  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft  are  bathed  in  tears  ; 
Yet  nought  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raise. 
And  nought  but  sin  our  fears. 

3  The  flowers  that  spring  along  the  road, 

We  scarcely  stoop  to  pluck  ; 

We  walk  o'er  beds  of  shining  ore, 

Nor  waste  one  wishful  look. 

4  We  tread  the  path  our  master  trod  : 

We  bear  the  cross  he  bore  ; 
And  every  thorn  that  wounds  our  feet, 
His  temples  pierced  before. 

5  Our  powers  are  oft  dissolved  away 

In  ecstasies  of  love  ; 
And  while  our  bodies  wander  here, 
Our  souls  are  fixed  above. 

6  We  purge  our  mortal  dross  away. 

Refining  as  we  run  ; 
But  while  we  die  to  earth  and  sense, 
Our  heaven  is  here  begun. 

261.     c.  M. 

The  Prayer  of  Jacob.     Gen.  xx\nii.  20—22. 

1  O  God  of  Bethel  !   by  whose  hand 

Thy  people  still  are  fed  ; 
Who  through  this  weary  pilgrimage 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led  : 

2  Our  humble  vows  we  now  present 

Before  thy  throne  of  grace  ; 
God  of  our  fathers  !  be  the  God 
Of  their  succeeding  race. 


DIFFICULTIES    OF  [PaRT  III 

3  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

Be  tiiou  our  guard  and  guide  ; 
Each  day's  returning  wants  supply, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4  Oh  !  spread  thy  covering  shield  around. 

Till  these  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode 
We  rest  at  last  in  peace  : 

5  Now  in  the  humble  voice  of  prayer, 

Thy  mercy  we  implore  ; 
Then,  with  the  grateful  song  of  praise, 
That  mercy  we  '11  adore. 

262.     c.  M. 

Imploring  the  divine  Protection.    Prov.  iii.  5,  6. 

1  Lo'RD  !  through  the  dubious  path  of  life 

Thy  feeble  servant  guide  ! 
Supported  by  thy  powerful  aid, 
My  footsteps  shall  not  slide. 

2  Let  others,  swelled  with  empty  pride, 

Of  wisdom  make  their  boast ! 
My  wisdom  and  my  strength  must  come 
From  thee,  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

3  To  thee,  O  my  unerring  guide ! 

I  would  myself  resign  ; 
In  all  my  ways  acknowledge  thee, 
And  form  my  will  to  thine. 

4  In  safety  may  thy  creature  rest 

On  thy  sustaining  arm  ; 
Extended  still,  and  strong  to  save 
In  danger  and  alarm. 


Part  hi.]        the  christian  life. 

5  O  let  thy  gracious  presence  chase 
Each  anxious  tear  away  ; 
Amid  the  ruins  of  the  world, 
Our  guardian  and  our  stay  ! 

263.     L.  M. 

God  the  Leader  of  his  People. 

1  O  God  of  our  forefathers  !  hear, 

And  make  thy  faithful  mercies  known, 
While  we  with  confidence  draw  near, 
And  place  our  trust  on  thee  alone. 

2  Arise,  as  in  the  ancient  days, 

(The  ancient  annals  speak  thy  fame,) 
Be  now  omnipotently  nigh, 
To  endless  ages  still  the  same. 

3  From  Egypt,  when  thy  chosen  race 
Triumphant  urged  their  wondrous  way, 
Divinely  led,  behold  they  pass 

The  unwatery  deep,  the  emptied  sea  : 

4  At  distance  heaped  on  either  hand, 
Yieldmg  a  strange  unbeaten  road. 
In  crystal  walls  the  waters  stand. 
And  own  the  arm  of  Israel's  God. 

5  That  arm  which  is  not  shortened  now, 
Which  wants  not  now  the  power  to  save, 
Shall  present  with  thy  people  still, 
Bear  them  o'er  life's  tumultuous  wave. 

'  6  By  earth  and  hell  pursued  in  vain. 

To  thee  thy  chosen  seed  sliall  come, 
I      Shouting,  their  heavenly  Canaan  gain, 
I '    And  pass  through  death  triumpiiant  home. 


THE    CHANGES    AND  [pART  III. 

264.     c.  M. 

Zeal  and  Vigor  in  the  Christian  Race.    Phil.  iii.  12 — 14. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  stretch  every  nerve, 

And  press  with  vigor  on  : 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey  : 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod^ 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

3  'T  is  God's  all-animating  voice 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high ; 
'T  is  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye  : — 

4  That  prize  with  peerless  glories  bright, 

Which  shall  new  lustre  boast, 
When  victors'  wreaths  and  monarchs'  gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 

5  My  soul,  with  sacred  ardor  fired,  . 

The  glorious  pjize  pursue  ; 
And  cheerful  hear  thy  master's  call. 
To  bid  this  earth  adieu. 


265.     c.  M. 

The  Vanity  of  worldly  Desires  and  Pursuits. 

When  in  the  light  of  faith  divine, 

We  look  on  things  below  ; 
The  good  which  men  most  fondly  prize, 

How  vain  and  danoferous  too  ! 


Part  hi]  vanity  of  life. 

2  Pleasure's  delusive  form  we  chase, 

Or  dig  for  sinning  ore  ; 
At  honor's  gaudy  shrine  we  bow, 
Or  grasp  at  boundless  power. 

3  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 

How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense  ! 
Thither  tlie  warm  affections  tend, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 

4  Yet  what  around  this  spacious  earth. 

Can  fill  the  soul's  desire  ? 
To  boundless  joy,  substantial  wealth. 
My  nobler  thoughts  aspire. 

5  Where  pleasure  rolls  its  living  stream, 

From  sin  and  dross  refined, 
Still  springing  from  the  throne  of  God. 
To  cheer  th'  enraptured  mind  : 

6  The  Almighty  Ruler  of  the  sphere. 

The  glorious  and  the  great, 
Brings  his  own  all-sufficience  there, 
To  make  our  bliss  complete. 

266.     Ts  M. 

Complete  Happiness  not  desi^i^  for  Man  on  Earth. 

1  Providexce,  profusely  kind, 
Wheresoe'er  you  turn  your  eyes, 
Bids  you  with  a  grateful  mind, 
View  a  thousand  blessings  rise. 

2  But.  perhaps  some  friendly  voice 
Softly  whis{>€rs  to  your  mind — 
Make  not  these  aJ  jne  your  choice, 
Heaven  has  blessincr<  rr.oro  n-nnf^i] 

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TPIE    CHANGES    ANI>  [PaRT  Hi. 

3  Thankful  own  wiiat  you  enjoy  ; 
But  a  changing  world  like  this, 
Where  a  thousand  fears  annoy. 
Cannot  give  you  perfect  bliss. 

4  Perfect  bliss  resides  above, 
Far  above  yon  azure  sky  ; 
Bliss  that  merits  all  your  love, 
Merits  every  anxious  sigh. 

5  What  like  this  has  earth  to  give  ? 
O  ye  righteous  !  in  your  breast 
Let  the  admonition  live, 

Nor  on  earth  desire  to  rest. 

6  When  your  bosom  breathes  a  sigh, 
Or  your  eye  emits  a  tear, 

Let  your  wishes  rise  on  high, 
Ardent  rise  to  bliss  sincere. 

267.     c.  M. 

God,  the  supreme  Good.     Ps.  iv.  6,  7. 

1  When  fancy  spreads  her  boldest  wing 

And  wanders  unconfined 
Amid  th'  unbounded  scene  of  tilings,. 
Which  entertain  the  mind  : 

2  In  vain  we  trace  creation  o'er, 

In  search  of  sacred  rest  ; 
The  whole  creation  is  too  poor, 
Too  mean  to  make  us  blest. 

3  In  vain  would  this  low  world  employ 

Each  flattering,  specious  wile  ; 
For  what  can  yield  a  real  joy, 
But  our  Creator's  smile. 


Part  hi.]  vanity  of  life. 

4  Let  earth  and  all  her  charms  depart, 

Unworthy  of  the  mind  ; 
In  God  alone  this  restless  heart 
An  equal  bliss  can  lind. 

5  Great  spring  of  all  felicity, 

To  whom  our  wishes  tend  ! 
Do  not  these  wishes  rise  from  thee, 
And  in  thy  favor  end  ? 

268.       L.    M. 
'•  Thou  art  our  Dwelling-place  in  all  Generations.""      Ps,  xc  1. 

1  Thou,  Lord  !  through  every  changing  scene, 
Hast  to  thy  saints  a  refuge  been  ; 
Through  each  successive  age,  O  God  ! 
Their  tranquil  home,  and  safe  abode. 

2  In  thee  our  fathers  sought  their  rest, 
And  were  with  thy  protection  blest ; 
Lo,  we  are  risen,  a  transient  race, 

A  while  to  fill  their  vacant  place. 

3  While  travelling  through  life's  varied  road, 
We  lean  upon  our  fathers'  God  ; 

On  thee  our  steadfast  hopes  recline, 
Nor  own,  nor  ask,  a  help  but  thine. 

4  Through  all  the  thorny  paths  we  trace, 
In  this  uncertain  wilderness, 

Where  friends  desert,  and  foes  invade, 
Revive  our  heart  and  guard  our  head. 

5  Thus  voices  yet  unformed  shall  raise 
A  grateful  tribute  to  thy  praise  ; 

Our  children  learn  their  fathers'  song. 
And  theirs  the  clieerful  notes  prolong. 


THE    CHANGES    AND  [PaRT  III. 

6  Thou  Parent  of  the  human  race, 
Thou  fountain  of  exhaustless  grace  ! 
Thy  mercy,  ages  past  have  known, 
And  ages  long  to  come  shall  own. 


269.     L.   M. 

Mutability  of  the  Creation  and  Immutability  of  God. 
Ps.  cii.  25—28. 

1  Great  Former  of  this  various  frame  ! 
Our  souls  adore  thine  awful  name, 

And  bow  with  reverence,  while  we  praise 
The  ancient  of  eternal  days. 

2  Beyond  an  angel's  vision  bright, 
Thou  dwell'st  in  uncreated  light ;  ' 
Which  shines  with  undiminished  ray. 
While  suns  and  systems  pass  away. 

3  Our  days  a  transient  period  run, 
And  change  with  every  circling  sun  ; 
And,  in  the  firmest  state  we  boast, 

A  moth  can  crush  us  into  dust. 

4  But  let  all  nature  fall  around  ; 

Let  death  consign  us  to  the  ground  ; 
Let  the  last  general  flame  arise, 
Consume  the  earth,  dissolve  the  skies: 

5  Calm  as  the  summer's  ocean,  we 
Can  all  the  wreck  of  nature  see, 
While  grace  secures  us  an  abode, 
Unshaken  as  the  throne  of  God. 


Part  hi.]  vanity  of  lifb:. 


270.  c.  M. 

The  Vaniiy  of  human  Life. 

1  Frail  life  of  mini !  liow  short  its  stay, 

And  various  as  the  ^villd  ! 
We  laugh  and  sport  our  hours  away, 
Nor  heed  the  woes  behind. 

2  See  the  fair  cheek  of  beauty  fade  ! 

Frail  glory  of  an  hour  ; 
And  blooming  youth,  with  sickening  head, 
Droop  like  the  dying  flower. 

3  Wealth,  pomp,  and  honor,  we  behold 

With  an  admiring  eye, 
Like  summer  insects,  dressed  in  gold. 
That  flutter,  shine,  and  die. 

4  Then  rise,  my  soul,  and  soar  away 

Above  the  thoughtless  crowd. 
Above  the  pleasures  of  the  gay, 
And  splendors  of  the  proud  ; 

5  Where  everlasting  beauties  bloom. 

And  pleasures  all  divine  ; 
Where  wealth,  that  never  can  consume, 
And  endless  glories  shine. 

271.  c.  M. 

The  Instability  of  worldly  EnjojTnents.     Eccles.  i.  2 
1  The  evils  that  beset  our  path, 
Who  can  prevent  or  cure  ? 
We  stand  upon  the  brink  of  death, 
When  most  we  seem  secure. 
u2 


THE    CHANGES    AND  [PART  III. 

2  If  we  to-day  sweet  peace  possess, 

It  soon  may  be  withdrawn  ; 
Some  change  may  plunge  us  in  distress, 
Before  to-morrow's  dawn. 

3  Disease  and  pain  invade  our  health, 

And  find  an  easy  prey  ; 
And  oft,  when  least  expected,  wealth 
Takes  wings  and  flies  away. 

4  The  gourds  from  which  we  look  for  fruit, 

Produce  us  often  pain  ; 
A  worm  unseen  attacks  the  root, 
And  all  our  hopes  are  vain. 

5  Since  sin  has  filled  the  earth  with  woe. 

And  creatures  fade  and  die ; 
Lord,  wean  our  hearts  from  things  below, 
And  fix  our  hopes  on  high  ! 

272.       6  1.  L.    M. 
^'  The  Fashion  of  the  World  passeth  away."    1  Cor.  vii.  29—31. 

1  My  soul !  spring  up  with  ardent  flight, 
Nor  let  this  earth  delude  thy  sight 

With  glittering  trifles,  gay  and  vain : 
Wisdom  divine  directs  thy  view 
To  objects  ever  grand  and  new. 

And  faith  displays  the  shining  train. 

2  Be  dead,  my  hopes,  to  all  below ; 
Nor  let  unbounded  torrents  flow. 

When  mourning  o'er  my  withered  joys : 
So  this  deceitful  world  is  known ; 
Possessed,  I  call  it  not  my  own, 

Nor  glory  in  its  painted  toys. 


Part  hi.]  vanity  of  life. 

3  The  empty  pageant  rolls  along  ; 
The  giddy,  inexperienced  throng 

Pursue  it  with  enchanted  eyes  : 
It  passeth  in  swift  march  away, 
Still  more  and  more  its  charms  decay, 

Till  the  last  gaudy  color  dies. 

4  My  God  !  to  thee  my  soul  shall  turn  ! 
For  thee  my  nohlest  passions  burn, 

And  drink  in  bliss  from  thee  alone  : 
I  fix  on  that  unchanging  home, 
Where  never-fading  pleasures  bloom, 

Fresh-springing  round  thy  radiant  throne. 

273.     L.   M. 

''  Strangers  and  Pilgrims  on  the  Earth."    Heb.  xi.  13. 

1  Arise,  my  soul,  on  wings  sublime 
Beyond  the  vanities  of  time  ; 
Remove  the  parting  veil,  and  see 
The  glories  of  eternity. 

2  Born,  by  a  new%  celestial  birth, 
Why  should  I  grovel  here  on  earth  ? 
Why  grasp  at  transitory  toys, 

So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys? 

3  Shall  aught  beguile  me  on  the  road, 
While  I  am  walking  back  to  God  ? 
For  strangers  into  life  we  come, 
And  death  is  but  returning  home. 

4  To  dwell  with  God,  to  taste  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  above, 
And  the  sweet  expectation  now 

Is  the  young  dawn  of  heaven  below. 


THE    CHANGES    AND  [PaRT  III. 


274.     s.  M. 

A  timely  Improvement  of  Life.    Jer.  xiii.  &  James  iv. 

1  The  swift-declining  day, 
How  fast  its  moments  fly  ! 

While  evening's  broad  and  gloomy  shade 
Gains  on  the  western  sky. 

2  Ye  mortals  !  mark  its  pace  ; 
Improve  the  hoars  of  light ; 

And  know,  your  Maker  can  command 
An  instantaneous  night. 

3  His  word  blots  out  the  sun 
In  its  meridian  blaze  ; 

And  cuts  from  sanguine,  vigorous  youth 
The  remnant  of  its  days. 

4  On  the  dark  mountain's  brow 
Your  feet  shall  quickly  slide, 

And  from  its  airy  summit  dash 
Your  momentary  pride. 

5  What  most  demands  your  care, 
O  be  it  still  pursued  ! 

Lest  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

6  Then  shall  new  lustre  break 
Through  horror's  darkest  gloom, 

And  lead  you  to  unchanging  light. 
In  a  celestial  home. 


Part  hi.]  vanity  of  life. 

275.  L.  M. 

Comparative  Brevity  of  the  longest  Life.      Gen.  v.  27. 

1  Like  shadows  gliding  o'er  the  plain, 
Or  clouds  that  roll  successive  on, 
Man's  busy  generations  pass, 

And  while  we  gaze,  their  forms  are  gone. 

2  Vain  was  the  boast  of  lengthened  years ; 
The  patriarch's  full  maturity ; 

'T  was  but  a  larger  drop  to  swell 
The  ocean  of  eternity. 

3  "He  lived, — he  died  ;"  behold  the  sum^ 
The  abstract  of  th'  historian's  page  ! 
Alike  in  God's  all-seeing  eye, 

The  infant's  day,  the  patriarch's  age. 

4  O  Father  !  in  whose  mighty  hand, 
The  boundless  years  and  ages  lie  ; 
Teach  us  thy  boon  of  life  to  prize, 
And  use  the  moments  as  they  fly  : 

5  To  crowd  the  narrow  span  of  life 
With  wise  designs  and  virtuous  deeds  ; 
So  shall  we  wake  from  death's  dark  night. 
To  share  the  glory  that  succeeds. 

276.  L.  M. 

The  Wisdom  of  redeeming  Time.     Eph.  v.  15,  16. 
1  God  of  eternity  !  from  thee 
Did  infant  time  his  being  draw  : 
Moments  and  days,  and  montlis  and  years, 
Jlevolve  by  thine  unvaried  law. 


THE    CHANGES    AND  [PaRT 

2  Silent  and  swift  they  glide  away  : 
Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows, 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea, 

The  boundless  gulph  from  which  it  rose. 

3  With  it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 
Before  the  rapid  stream  are  borne. 
On  to  their  everlasting  home, 

That  country  whence  there  's  no  return. 

4  Yet  while  the  shore  on  either  side 
Presents  a  gaudy  flattering  show  ; 
We  gaze  in  fond  amazement  lost. 
Nor  think  to  what  a  world  we  go. 

5  Great  source  of  wisdom  !  teach  our  hearts 
To  know  the  price  of  every  hour, 

That  time  may  bear  us  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  power. 

277.     c.  M. 

God's  Compassion  to  human  Frailty.     Ps.  ciii.  14 

1  Thee  we  adore,  eternal  name  ! 

And  make  that  name  our  trust, 
Which  raised  at  first  this  curious  frame 
From  mean  and  lifeless  dust. 

2  Awhile  these  frail  machines  endure, 

The  fabric  of  a  day  ; 
Then,  know  their  vital  powers  no  more, 
But  moulder  back  to  clay, 

3  Yet,  Lord  !  whate'er  is  felt  or  feared, 

This  thought  is  our  repose, 
That  he  by  whom  our  frame  was  rearea, 
Its  various  fraiUies  knows. 


P.\:;i    ill. J  VANITY    OF    L1FE> 

1  Tlioii  view'st  us  with  a  pitying  eye, 
While  struggling  with  our  load  ; 
In  pains  and  dangers  thou  art  nigh, 
Our  Father  and  our  God. 

5  Gently  supported  by  thy  love, 
We  tend  to  realms  of  peace  ; 
Where  every  pain  shall  far  remove, 
And  every  weakness  cease. 

278.     c.  M. 

The  Vanity  of  liunian  Life.     Fs.  xc.  1— j. 

1  O  God  !  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home ! 

2  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  received  her  fram.e, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

3  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dust, 

"  Return,  ye  sons  of  men  ;'' 
And  as  from  earth  all  rose  at  first, 
Thither  they  turn  again. 

4t  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 
Are  like  an  evening  song, 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night, 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

o  But  like  an  ever-flowing  stream, 
Time  bears  its  sons  away ; 
They  fly  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 


THE    CHANGES    AND  [PaRT  III. 

6  O  God  !  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come ; 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home. 

279.      6L    L.   M. 

Solemn  Reflections  on  the  Uncertainty  of  Life. 

1  When  a  few  years,  or  days  perhaps. 
Shall  glide  away  in  silent  lapse, 

Time  then  to  me  shall  be  no  more  ; 
No  more  the  sun  these  eyes  shall  view. 
Earth  o'er  these  limbs  her  dust  shall  strew, 

And  life's  delusive  dream  be  o'er. 

2  My  God  !  how  awful  is  the  scene  ! 

A  breath,  a  transient  breath  between. 

And  can  I  waste  life's  fleeting  day  ? 
To  earth,  alas  !  too  firmly  bound. 
Trees  deeply  rooted  in  tiie  ground. 
Are  shivered  when  they  're  torn  away. 

3  Great  cause  of  all  above,  below  ! 
Who  knows  thee,  must  for  ever  know, 

Thou  art  immortal  and  divine  : 
Thine  image  on  my  soul  impressed, 
Of  endless  being  is  the  test. 

And  bids  eternity  be  mine. 

280.       L.  M. 

The  Frailty  of  Life,  and  the  Unchangeableness  of  Truth. 
Isa.  xl.  6,  7,  8. 

1  The  morning  flowers  display  their  sweets, 
And  gay  their  silken  leaves  unfold, 
As  careless  of  the  noon-day  heats, 
And  fearless  of  the  evening  cold. 


Part  in.]  vanity  of  life. 

2  Nipt  by  the  wind's  unkindly  blast; 
Parched  by  the  sun's  directer  ray, 
The  momentary  glories  waste, 
The  short-lived  beauties  die  away. 

3  So  blooms  the  human  face  divine, 
When  youth  its  pride  and  beauty  shows ; 
Fairer  than  sprnig  the  colours  shine, 
And  sweeter  than  the  virgin  rose. 

4  Or  worn  by  slowly-rolling  years, 
Or  broke  by  sickness  in  a  day. 
The  lading  glory  disappears, 
The  short-lived  beauties  die  away. 

5  But  these,  new  rising  from  the  tomb, 
With  lustre,  brighter  far,  shall  shine, 
Revive  with  ever-during  bloom. 
Safe  from  diseases  and  decline. 

6  Let  sickness  blast  and  death  devour. 

If  heaven  shall  recompense  our  pains, — 
Perish  the  grass  and  fade  the  flower, 
Since  firm  the  word  of  God  remains. 

281.       L.    M. 
Warnings  of  Mortality. 

1  That  awful  hour  will  soon  appear, 
Swift  on  the  wings  of  time  it  flies. 
When  all  that  pains  or  pleases  here, 
Will  vanish  from  my  closing  eyes. 

2  Death  calls  my  friends,  my  neighbors  hence, 
And  none  resist  the  fatal  dart  : 
Continual  warnings  strike  my  sense  ; 

And  shall  they  fail  to  strike  my  heart  ' 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  III. 

3  Think,  O  my  soul !  how  much  depends 
On  the  short  period  of  to-day  : 

Shall  time,  which  heaven  in  mercy  lends, 
Be  negligently  thrown  away  ? 

4  Thy  remnant  minutes  strive  to  use  ; 
Awake  !  rouse  every  active  power  ! 
And  not  in  dreams  and  trifles  lose 
This  little,  this  important  hour ! 

5  Lord  of  my  life  !  inspire  my  heart 
With  heavenly  ardor,  grace  divine  ; 
Nor  let  thy  presence  e'er  depart, 

For  strength,  and  life,  and  death  are  thine. 

6  O  teach  me  the  celestial  skill. 
Each  awful  warning  to  improve  ! 

And,  while  my  days  are  shortening  still, 
Prepare  me  for  the  joys  above  ! 


282.     L.  M. 

Prospect  of  the  real  Christian.    Ps.  xvii. 

1  Lord,  I  am  thine  ;  but  thou  wilt  prove 
My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love ; 
Whate'er  the  trial,  I  '11  complain 

Of  nought  thy  wisdom  shall  ordain. 

2  What  sinners  value,  I  resign  : 

Lord  !  't  is  enough  that  thou  art  mine  : 

I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face. 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 

3  This  life  's  a  dream,  an  empty  show ; 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go, 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere ; 
When  shall  1  wake  and  find  me  there  ! 


Part  hi.]  a  future  state. 

4  O  glorious  hour  !  O  blest  abode  ! 
I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God  ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

5  The  change  will  come  ;  this  active  mind, 
To  earth's  dark  scenes  no  more  confined, 
Shall  burst  the  chains  with  glad  surprise, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise. 

233.     c.  M. 

Encouragement  to  the  suffering  Christian. 

1  O  THERE  's  a  better  world  on  high ; 

Hope  on,  thou  pious  breast ; 
Faint  not,  thou  traveller  !  on  the  sky 
Thy  weary  feet  shall  rest. 

2  Anguish  may  rend  each  vital  part ; 

Poor  man,  thy  strength  how  frail  ; 
Yet  heaven's  own  strength  shall  shield  thy  heai 
When  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail. 

3  Through  death's  dark  vale  of  deepest  shade, 

Thy  feet  must  surely  go ; 
Yet  there,  e'en  there,  walk  undismayed ; 
'T  is  thy  last  scene  of  wo. 

4  Thy  God,  and  with  the  tenderest  hand, 

Shall  guard  the  traveller  through  ; 
Hail !  shalt  thou  cry  ;  hail,  promised  land ! 
And  wilderness,  adieu  ! 

5  O  Father  !  make  our  souls  thy  care, 

And  bring  us  safe  to  thee  ; 
Where'er  thou  art,  we  ask  not  where, — 
But  there  'tis  heaven  to  be. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  llj. 


284.   6?.  C.  M. 

The  Christian's  Cross  and  Crown. 

1  Courage  !  ye  partners  in  distress, 
Who  travelling  through  the  wilderness, 

Its  cares  and  sorrows  feel ; 
Awhile  forget  your  griefs  and  fears, 
And  look  beyond  this  vale  of  tears, 

To  yon  celestial  hill. 

2  See  Jesus  there  in  triumph  stands, 
Head  of  the  churches  sacred  bands. 

Joined  with  th'  angelic  powers ; 
Lo  !  all  that  height  of  glorious  bliss 
Our  everlasting  portion  is, 

And  all  that  heaven  is  ours. 

3  Though  suffering  with  our  master  here, 
We  shali  before  his  throne  appear, 

And  by  his  side  sit  down  ; 
To  patient  faith  the  prize  is  sure, 
And  they  that  to  the  end  endure 

The  cross,  shall  wear  the  crown. 

4  Thrice-b Jessed,  soul-inspiring  hope  ! 
It  lifts  the  fainting  courage  up, 

It  brings  to  life  the  dead  ; 
Our  conflicts  here  shall  soon  be  past, 
And  all  his  people  rise  at  last 

With  their  triumphant  Head. 


Part  hi.]         a  future  state. 

285.     L.  M. 

The  Prospect  of  Sickness  and  Death. 

1  When  all  the  powers  of  nature  fail  ; 
When  sickness  shall  our  hearts  assail, 
And  every  nobler  part  pervade ; 
When  every  earthly  wish  shall  fade  : 

I  When  pain,  of  every  nerve  possest, 
Shall  vibrate  in  the  throbbing  breast ; 
And  languor  o'er  our  senses  steal, 
And  medicine  lose  its  power  to  heal  : 

3  When  our  dim  eyes  are  sunk  in  death, 
And  God,  who  gave,  shall  take  our  breath, 
Do  thou  sustain  the  fainting  heart. 

And  comfort  to  the  soul  impart. , 

4  May  thy  bright  presence  bring  relief 
From  fear,  despondency,  and  grief: 
Directing,  while  it  cheers,  our  way 
To  realms  of  perfect,  endless  day. 

286.     c.  M. 

Comfort  in  Sickness  and  Death. 

1  When  sickness  shakes  the  languid  frame, 

Each  dazzling  pleasure  flies  ; 
Phantoms  of  bliss  no  more  obscure 
Our  long-deluded  eyes. 

2  Then  the  tremendous  arm  of  death 

Its  hated  sceptre  shows  ; 
And  nature  faints  beneath  the  weight 
Of  complicated  woes. 


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3  The  tottering  frame  of  mortal  life 

Shall  crumble  into  dust ; 
Nature  shall  faint — but  learn,  my  soul, 
On  nature's  God  to  trust. 

4  The  man  whose  pious  heart  is  fixed 

On  his  all-gracious  God, 
In  every  frown  may  comfort  find, 
And  kiss  the  chastening  rod. 

5  Nor  him  shall  death  itself  alarm  ; 

On  heaven  his  soul  relies  ; 
With  joy  he  views  his  Maker's  love, 
And  with  composure  dies. 

287.     c.  M. 

The  Christian's  Triumph  over  Death.     1  Cor.  xv.  55. 

1  O  FOR  an  overcoming  faith, 

To  cheer  my  dying  hour, 
To  triumph  o'er  the  monster  death, 
And  all  his  frightful  power. 

2  Joyful  with  all  the  strength  I  have. 

My  quivering  lips  would  sing, 
Where  is  thy  boasted  victory,  grave ! 
O  death  !  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

3  Pardon  and  life, — how  dear  each  word  ! 

God  life  and  pardon  sends. 

And  by  our  dying,  rising  Lord, 

Ensures  to  all  his  friends. 

4  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high. 

And  endless  thanks  be  paid, 
Who  makes  us  conquerors  though  we  die, 
Through  Christ,  our  living  Head. 


Part  III.  I         a  future  state. 
288.     c.  M. 

God,  our  Support  in  the  Hour  of  Death.    Ps.  xxx\'iii.  9, 10. 

1  My  soul !  the  awful  hour  will  come, 

Apace  it  hastens  on, 
To  bear  this  body  to  the  tomb, 
And  thee  to  scenes  unknown. 

2  My  heart  long  laboring  with  its  cares, 

Shall  pant  and  sink  away  ; 
And  you  mine  eye-lids  soon  shall  close, 
On  the  last  glimmering  ray. 

3  Whence  in  that  hour  shall  I  derive 

A  cordial  for  my  pain. 
When  if  earth's  princes  were  my  friends, 
Those  friends  would  weep  in  vain  ? 

4  Great  king  of  nature  and  of  grace  ! 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies. 
And  opens  all  its  deep  distress 
Before  thy  pitying  eyes. 

5  All  its  desires  to  thee  are  known, 

And  every  secret  fear  ; 
The  meaning  of  each  broken  groan 
Is  noticed  by  thine  ear. 

6  O  fix  me  by  that  mighty  power 

Which  to  such  love  belongs, 
Where  darkness  veils  the  eyes  no  more, 
And  sighs  are  changed  to  songs. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND   [PaRT  HI. 

289.        S.    M. 
Triumph  over  Death,  in  Hope  of  the  Resurrection. 

1  And  must  this  body  die  ? 
This  curious  frame  decay  ? 

And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay  ? 

2  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 
Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 

Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes, 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God,  my  redeemer,  lives. 
And  ever  from  the  skies, 

Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Arrayed  in  glorious  grace, 
Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 

And  every  form,  and  every  face, 
Look  heavenly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 
To  Jesus'  dying  love  ; 

We  would  adore  his  grace  below, 
And  sing  his  power  above. 

6  O  Lord,  accept  the  praise 
Of  these  our  humble  songs, 

Till  we  a  nobler  strain  shall  raise 
From  our  immortal  tongues. 


Part  hi.]         a  futurA  state. 


290.      c.    M. 

God,  the  everlasting  Light  of  good  Men.    ha.  Ix.  20L 

1  Ye  golden  lamps  of  heaven  !  farewell, 

With  all  your  feeble  light  : 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night  ! 

2  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day  ! 

In  brighter  flames  arrayed, 
My  soul,  which  springs  beyond  thy  sphere, 
No  more  demands  thine  aid. 

3  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining  dust 

Of  ray  divine  abode, 
The  pavement  of  those  heavenly  courts, 
Where  I  shall  reign  with  God. 

\  The  father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  his  beams  display  ; 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 
With  that  unvaried  day. 

5  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  swell  into  mine  eyes  ; 
Nor  the  meridian  sun  decline, 
Amid  those  brighter  skies. 

6  There  all  the  millions  of  his  saints 

Shall  in  one  song  unite  ; 
And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  share 
With  infinite  delight. 


IJEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND        [PaRT  III 


291.     c.  M. 

The  eartlily  and  heavenly  Tabernacle.    2  Cor.  v.  1--S, 

1  There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 

Eternal  and  on  high  ; 
And  heie  my  spirit  trembling  waits 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolved  and  fall ; 
Then,  O  my  soul !  with  joy  embrace 
Th'  Almighty  Father's  call. 

3  The  glorious  gospel  of  his  grace 

Reveals  this  heaven  to  come ; 
While  beams  of  glory  in  his  word, 
Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

4  Pure  are  the  joys  reserved  above. 

And  all  the  region  peace  ; 

No  wanton  lip  or  envious  eye 

Can  see  or  taste  that  bliss. 

5  Such  are  the  hopes  that  cheer  the  just : 

These  hopes  their  God  hath  given  ; 
His  spirit  is  the  earnest  now, 
And  seals  their  souls  for  heaven. 

6  What  faith  rejoices  to  believe, 

Be  ours  the  bliss  to  see  ; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
And  present,  Lord,  with  thee. 


Part  hi.]         a  future  state. 
292.     c.   M. 

Prospect  of  Heaven. 

I  Those  happy  realms  of  joy  and  peace, 
Fain  would  my  heart  explore, 
Where  grief  and  pain  for  ever  cease, 
And  I  shall  sin  no  more. 

2  No  darkness  there  shall  cloud  the  skies, 

No  languor  seize  the  frame  ; 
But  ever-active  vigor  rise 
To  feed  the  vital  flame. 

3  But  ah  !  a  dreary  vale  between 

Extends  its  awful  gloom ; 
Fear  spreads,  to  hide  the  distant  scen^, 
I'he  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

4  O  for  the  eye  of  faith  divine 

To  pierce  beyond  the  grave  ! 
To  see  that  friend,  and  call  him  mine, 
Whose  arm  is  strong  to  save  ! 

5  Here  fix,  my  soul  !  for  life  is  here  ; 

Light  breaks  amid  the  gloom  ; 
Trust  in  thy  father's  love,  nor  fear 
The  horrors  of  the  tomb. 

293.     6Z.  c.  M. 

The  dying  Saint. 

1  When  life's  tempestuous  storms  are  o'er, 
How  cJin  he  meets  the  friendly  shore, 

WiiO  lived  averse  from  sin  ! 
Such  peace  on  virtue's  paths  attends. 
That,  where  the  sinner's  pleasure  ends, 

The  christian's  joys  begin. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  HI 

2  See  smiling  patience  smooth  his  hrow  ; 
See  bending  angels  downward  bow, 

To  cheer  his  way  on  high  ! 
While  eager  for  the  blest  abode, 
He  joins  with  them  to  praise  the  God, 

Who  taught  him  how  to  die. 

3  No  sorrow  drowns  his  lifted  eyes, 

No  horror  wrests  the  struggling  sighs, 

As  from  the  sinner's  breast ; 
His  God,  the  God  of  peace  and  love, 
Pours  kindly  solace  from  above. 

And  sooths  his  soul  to  rest. 

4  O  grant,  my  Father,  and  my  friend, 
Such  joys  may  gild  my  peaceful  end, 

So  calm  my  evening  close  ; 
While  loosed  from  every  earthly  tie, 
With  steady  confidence  I  fly 

To  thee  from  whom  I  rose. 

294.     c.  M. 

The  Peace  of  the  Grave.     Job  iii.  17—20. 

1  How  still  and  peaceful  is  the  grave  ! 

Where,  life's  vain  tumults  past. 
The  appointed  house,  by  heaven's  decree, 
Receives  us  all  at  last. 

2  The  wicked  there,  from  troubling  cease ; 

Their  passions  rage  no  more ; 
And  there  the  weary  pilgrim  rests 
From  all  the  toils  he  bore. 

3  There  rest  the  prisoners,  now  released 

From  slavery's  sad  abode  : 
No  more  they  hear  the  oppressor's  voice, 
Nor  dread  the  tyrant's  rod. 


Part  hi.]  a  future  state. 

4  There  servants,  masters,  small  and  great. 

Partake  the  same  repose  ; 
And  there  in  peace,  the  ashes  mix 
Of  those  who  once  were  foes. 

5  All  levelled  by  the  hand  of  death, 

Lie  sleeping  in  the  tomb  ; 
Till  God  in  judgment  call  them  forth, 
To  meet  their  final  doom. 

295.     c.  M. 

*'  Blessed  are  the  Dead  which  die  iu  the  I.ord.'*    Rev.  xiv.  13. 

1  Hear  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaims 

For  all  the  pious  dead  ; 
Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  dying  bed. 

2  They  sleep  in  Jesus  and  are  blest ; 

How  calm  their  slumbers  are  ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sins  released, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3  Shall  we  then  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  ? 
There  the  rich  dust  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  blest, 

And  softened  every  bed ; 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest. 
But  with  the  dying  head  ? 

-6  Like  him  they  wake  to  life  anew  ; 
And  justified  by  grace, 
Shall  stand  complete  in  glory  too 
Before  their  Father's  face. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  III. 


296.    C.  M. 

The  Creation;  an  Emblem  of  the  Resurrection. 

1  All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again  : 

The  flowers  that  paint  the  field, 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow, 
And  boughs  and  blossoms  yield ; 

2  Resign  the  honors  of  their  form 

At  winter's  stormy  blast  ; 
And  leave  the  naked,  leafless  plain, 
A  desolated  waste. 

3  Yet  soon  reviving  plants  and  flowers 

Anew  shall  deck  the  plain ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  spring, 
And  flourish  green  again. 

4  So  to  the  dreary  grave  consigned, 

Man  sleeps  in  death's  dark  gloom. 
Until  the  eternal  morning  wake 
The  slumbers  of  the  tomb. 

5  O  may  the  grave  become  to  us 

The  bed  of  peaceful  rest ; 
Whence  we  shall  gladly  rise  at  length, 
And  mingle  with  the  blest. 

0  Cheered  by  this  hope,  with  patient  mind 
We  '11  wait  heaven's  high  decree  ; 
Till  the  appointed  period  come 
When  death  shall  set  us  free. 


Part  in.]  a  future  state. 

297.     c.  M. 

^'  This  Mortal  shall  put  on  Immortality."     1  Cor.  xv.  52—58. 

1  When  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice 

This  rending  earth  shall  shake  ; 
The  opening  graves  shall  yield  their  charge, 
And  dust  to  life  awake  : 

2  Those  bodies  that  corrupted  fell, 

Shall  incorrupted  rise ; 
And  mortal  forms  shall  spring  to  life 
Immortal  in  the  skies. 

3  Behold  !  what  heavenly  prophets  sung, 

Is  seen  fulfilled  at  last ; 
Death  his  unbroken  sway  resigns, 
Which  held  the  ages  past. 

4  Let  faith  exalt  her  joyful  voice, 

Let  hope  exulting  sing  : 
O  grave  !  where  is  thy  triumph  now  ? 
O  death  !  where  is  thy  sting  ? 

5  Our  God,  whose  name  be  ever  blessed ; 

Disarms  that  foe  we  dread  ; 
And  makes  us  conquerors  when  we  die, 
Througli  Christ  our  living  head. 

6  Then  steadfast  let  us  still  remain, 

Though  dangers  press  around  ; 
And  in  the  work  prescribed  by  God, 
Yet  more  and  more  abound. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    PaRT  III. 

298.   C.  M. 

The  Resurrection  of  Jesus,  the  Pledge  of  oUrs.     1  Pet.  i.  3--5. 

1  Bless'd  be  the  everlasting  God, 

The  Father  of  our  Lord  ; 
Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  majesty  adored. 

2  When  Jesus  from  the  tomb  arose. 

Ascending  to  the  skies, 
The  liveliest  hope  with  us  he  left, 
That  we  should  also  rise. 

3  What  though  the  feeble  frame  of  man 

Returns  to  native  dust ; 
Since  Christ,  our  pledge  and  pattern  rose, 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There 's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Reserved  against  that  day  : 
'T  is  uncorrupted,  undefiled. 
And  cannot  fade  away. 

5  Thy  servants  by  thy  power  are  kept, 

Till  this  deliverance  come  ; 
And  walk  by  faith,  as  strangers  here, 
Till  thou  shalt  call  them  home. 

299.     c.  M. 

The  great  Consummation. 

1  Bright  orb  of  heaven,  thy  circuit  stay  I 
The  Jewish  victor  cries  : 
So  shall  at  last  an  angel  say, 
And  rend  it  from  the  skies 


Part  hi.]  a  future  state. 

2  A  flame  intenser  than  the  sun 

Shall  melt  his  gohien  urn  ; 
Time's  empty  gJass  no  more  shall  run. 
Nor  human  years  return. 

3  Then,  with  immortal  splendor  bright. 

Tiiat  glorious  orb  shall  rise, 
Which  through  eternity  shall  light 
The  new-created  skies. 

4  On  the  bright  ranks  of  happy  souls 

Those  blissful  beams  shall  shine ; 
While  the  loud  song  of  triumph  rolls, 
In  harmony  divine. 

5  O  let  not  sordid,  base  desire, 

The  soul's  dark,  rayless  night 
Unfit  us  for  that  sacred  choir, 
Or  God's  unchanging  light ! 

300.       L.     M. 

The  final  Retribution.      Dan.  xii.  1,  2. 

1   The  heart  dejected,  sighs  to  know, 
Why  vice  triumphant  reigns  below  ; 
Why  saints  have  fallen  in  every  age, 
The  victims  of  tyrannic  rage. 

'2  Fast  roll  successive  years  away  ; 
Fast  hastens  the  important  day. 
When  to  th'  astonished  world's  surprise, 
God's  high  tribunal  shall  arise. 

3  Hark  !   't  is  the  trumpet's  piercing  sound, 
The  rising  dead  assemble  round  ; 
In  long  procession  see  they  come. 
Each  to  receive  his  final  doom. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  III. 

4  Lo  there  a  vile,  degenerate  race  ; 
Pale  terror  sits  on  every  face  : 
Here  on  the  right,  a  joyful  band, 
The  sons  of  suffering  virtue  stand. 

5  The  sentence  passed,  lo  !  these  arise 
To  bliss  and  glory  in  the  skies  : 

While  those  who  once  stood  high  in  fame, 
Sink  to  contempt,  remorse,  and  shame. 

6  Thus  shall  God's  providence  appear 
Without  a  shade,  divinely  fair  ; 
And  blushing  doubt  with  joy  confess 
The  Lord  's  a  God  of  righteousness. 

301.       L.    M. 

The  Dissolution  of  the  present  State.    2  Pet.  iii.  11, 12. 

1  Arise,  my  soul  !  extend  thy  wings 
Beyond  the  verge  of  mortal  things  ; 
And  meditate  the  awful  day. 

When  this  vain  world  must  pass  away. 

2  Behold  the  fiery  deluge  roll 

Through  heaven's  wide  arch  from  pole  to  pole! 
Pale  sun — no  more  thy  lustre  boast  ! 
Tremble  and  fall,  ye  starry  host ! 

3  The  wreck  of  nature  all  around. 

The  angel's  shout,  the  trumpet's  sound. 
Loud  the  descending  Judge  proclaim, 
And  echo  his  tremendous  name. 

4  Children  of  Adam,  all  appear  ; 
The  last  decisive  sentence  hear ; 
For  as  his  lips  pronounce,  ye  go 
To  endless  bliss  or  unknown  wo. 


Part  hi.]  a  future  state. 

5  Lord  !  to  my  eyes  this  scene  display, 
Frequent  through  each  returning  day  ; 
And  let  thy  grace  my  soul  prepare 
To  find  its  full  redemption  there. 


302.  L.  M.     • 

The  general  Assembly  of  the  Blessed. 

1  From  north  and  south,  from  east  and  west, 
Advance  the  myriads  of  the  blest: 

From  every  clime  of  earth  they  come, 
And  find  in  heaven  a  common  home. 

2  Howe'er  divided  here  below, 

One  bliss,  one  spirit  now  they  know  ; 
And  all  their  doubts  and  darkness  o'er. 
One  only  Parent  now  adore. 

3  On  earth  according  to  their  light, 
They  aimed  to  practise  what  was  right ; 
Hence  all  their  errors  are  forgiven. 
And  Jesus  welcomes  them  to  heaven. 

4  See,  how  along  the  heavenly  meads. 
His  glorious  host  the  Saviour  leads, 
And  brings  the  myriads  none  can  count,. 
To  seats  of  joy  on  Zion's  mount ! 

303.  c.  M. 

A  Prospect  of  Heaven. 

1  There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight^ 
Where  saints  immortal  reign  ; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  III. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-withering  flowers  : 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides^ 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green  : 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood. 
And  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea; 
And  linger,  shivering  on  the  brink. 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  Oh  !  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love, 
With  unbeclouded  eyes ! 

6  Could  w^e  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 
Not  Jordan's  streams,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

304.     s.  M. 

Heaven.     Rev.  vii.  13 — 17. 

1      Far  from  these  scenes  of  night 
Unbounded  glories  rise, 
And  realms  of  infinite  delight, 
Unknown  to  mortal  eyes. 

2       Fair  land  !  could  mortal  eyes 
But  half  its  charms  explore. 
How  would  our  spirits  long  to  rise. 
And  dwell  on  earth  no  more. 


Part  in.]  a  future  state. 

3  There  sickness  never  comes  ; 
There  grief  no  more  complains  ; 

Health  triumphs  in  immortal  bloom. 
And  purest  pleasure  reigns. 

4  No  strife  nor  envy  there 
The  sons  of  peace  molest  ; 

But  harmony  and  love  sincere. 
Fill  every  happy  breast. 

5  No  cloud  those  regions  know, 
For  ever  bright  and  ftiir  ; 

For  sin,  the  source  of  mortal  wo, 
Can  never  enter  there. 

6  There  's  no  alternate  night, 
Nor  sun's  faint  sickly  ray  ; 

But  glory  from  the  eternal  throne 
Spreads  everlasting  day. 

7  Oh  !  may  this  prospect  fire 
Our  hearts  with  ardent  love  ; 

And  lively  faith  and  strong  desire 
Bear  every  thought  above. 

305.     L.  M. 

Heaven,  the  Reward  of  virtuous  Exertions.    Dan,  xij,  3. 

1  There  is  a  glorious  world  on  high, 
Resplendent  with  eternal  day ; 
Faith  views  the  blissful  prospect  nigh, 
While  God's  own  word  reveals  the  way. 

2  There  shall  the  servants  of  the  Lord 
With  never  fading  lustre  shine  ; 
Surprising  honor  !  vast  reward  ! 
Conferred  on  man,  by  love  divine. 


DEATH,  JUDGMENT,  AND    [PaRT  III. 

3  Rescued  from  that  destructive  way, 
Where  erring  folly  thoughtless  roves ; 
The  heavenly  virtue  they  display, 
Which  Jesus  taught,  and  God  approves. 

4  The  shining  firmament  shall  fade, 
And  sparkling  stars  resign  their  light ; 

But  these  shall  know  nor  change  nor  shade, 
For  ever  fair,  for  ever  bright. 

5  On  wings  of  faith  and  strong  desire, 
O  may  our  spirits  daily  rise  ; 

And  reach  at  last  the  shining  choir, 
In  the  brisfht  mansions  of  the  skies. 


306.     L.   M. 

Aspirations  after  Heaven. 

1  From  this  world's  joys,  and  senseless  mirth, 
O  come,  my  soul,  in  haste  retire  ; 
Assume  the  grandeur  of  thy  birth. 

And  to  thy  destined  heaven  aspire. 

2  Here's  nought  below  deserves  delay  ; 
Nought  that  can  bribe  thy  swift  remove  ; 
No  stable  ground  thy  hopes  to  stay, 
Nor  worthy  object  of  thy  love. 

3  O  then  forbear  on  transient  things 
Thy  hopes  and  fond  desires  to  place  ; 
Their  gain  no  joy  or  comfort  brings, 
And  weary  is  the  doubtful  chase. 


Part  hi.]  a  future  state. 

4  'T  is  heaven  alone  can  make  thee  blest, 
And  every  wish  and  want  supply  ; 
Thy  crown  of  joy,  thy  endless  rest,. 
Are  all  above  the  lofty  sky. 

5  There  shall  mortality  no  more 
Its  wide-extended  empire  boast  : 
Forgotten  all  its  dreadful  power, 
In  life's  unbounded  ocean  lost. 


PART  IV. 

FOR  PARTICULAR  OCCASIONS. 


307.      L.    M. 

For  the  Lord's  Supper. 

1  This  feast  was  Jesus'  high  behest, 
This  cup  of  thanks  his  last  request : 
Ye  who  can  feel  his  worth,  attend, 
Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  friend. 

2  Around  the  patriot's  bust  ye  throng, 
Him  ye  exalt  in  swelling  song  : 
For  him  the  wreath  of  glory  bind, 
Who  freed  from  vassalage  his  kind  : 

3  And  shall  not  he  your  praises  reap, 
Who  rescues  from  the  iron  sleep  ? 
The  great  deliverer,  whose  breath 
Unbinds  the  captives  e'en  of  death  ? 

4  Shall  he,  who,  fellow-men  to  save, 
Became  a  tenant  of  the  grave, 
Unthanked,  uncelebrated  rise, 
Pass  unremembered  to  the  skies  ? 

5  Christians  !  unite  with  loud  acclaim 
To  hymn  the  Saviour's  welcome  name  ; 
On  earth  extol  his  wondrous  love ; 
Kepeat  his  praise  in  worlds  above. 


Part  iv.]      christian  ordinances. 


308.  L.   M. 

Fidelity  to  our  Saviour. 

1  Canst  thou,  my  soul !  forget  that  friend, 
On  whom  thy  highest  hopes  depend  ? 
Or  shun  the  beams  of  heavenly  day, 

To  follow  nature's  feeble  ray  ? 

2  O  think  what  power  and  love  divine 
United  in  thy  Saviour  shine ; 

In  him,  whose  name  alone  is  given, 
To  guide  thee  to  the  bliss  of  heaven. 

3  Forbid  it,  from  this  thoughtless  heart 
His  cherished  image  e'er  should  part ! 
Or  earth  again  my  soul  ensnare, 

Which  none  with  him,  its  Lord,  should  share. 

4  Forbid  it,  Author  of  my  frame, 

O  Thou,  from  whom  my  spirit  came  ! 
Thy  Son  can  endless  life  bestow  ; 
To  whom  but  him  then  should  I  go  ? 

309.  c.  M. 

Brotherly  Kindness  from  the  Precept  and  Example  of  Christ. 

1  Ye  followers  of  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

Who  round  his  table  draw  ! 
Remember  what  his  spirit  was, 
What  his  peculiar  law. 

2  The  love,  which  all  his  bosom  filled, 

Did  all  his  actions  guide  ; 
Inspired  by  love,  he  lived  and  taught. 
Ini^pired  by  love,  he  died. 
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CHRISTIAN    ORDINANCES.         [PaRT  IV. 

3  Let  each  the  sacred  law  fulfil ; 

Like  his  be  every  mind  : 
Be  every  temper  formed  by  love, 
And  every  action  kind. 

4  Let  none  w^ho  call  themselves  his  friends, 

Disgrace  the  honored  name  ; 

But  by  a  near  resemblance  prove 

The  title  which  they  claim. 

310.       L.    M. 

The  Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord. 

1  Jesus  is  gone  above  the  sky, 

Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not ; 

And  earthly  objects  court  our  eye. 

To  thrust  the  Saviour  from  our  thought. 

2  He  knows  what  treacherous  hearts  we  have, 
Prone  to  forget  his  wondrous  grace  ; 

And  kindly  this  memorial  gave, 
Till  we  ascend  to  see  his  face. 

3  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread 
With  tokens  of  his  dying  love  ; 
And  we  who  on  its  richness  feed, 
A  foretaste  gain  of  joys  above. 

4  Be  sinful  pleasures  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  ; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought. 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fixed  on  him ! 


Part  iv.]     christian  ordinances. 
311.      L.    M. 

Invitation  to  the  Lord's  Supper. 

1  Father  !  and  is  thy  table  spread  ? 
And  does  thy  cup  with  love  o'erflovv  ? 
Thither  be  these  thy  children  led, 
And  let  them  all  its  sweetness  know. 

2  O  let  thy  table  honored  be, 

And  furnished  well  with  joyful  guests  ; 
And  may  each  soul  salvation  see, 
That  here  its  sacred  pledges  tastes. 

3  Let  crowds  approach,  with  hearts  prepared, 
With  warm  desire  let  all  attend  ; 

Nor,  when  we  leave  our  Father's  board, 
The  pleasure  or  the  profit  end. 

4  Revive  thy  dying  churches.  Lord  ! 
And  bid  our  drooping  graces  live  ; 
And  more  that  energy  afford, 

A  Saviour's  death  alone  can  give. 

5  Nor  let  thy  spreading  gospel  rest, 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run, 
And  with  this  bread  all  men  be  blest, 
Who  feel  the  influence  of  the  sun  ! 


312.     c.  M. 

Dispositions  proper  for  the  Communion. 

O  HERE,  if  ever,  God  of  love  ! 

Let  strife  and  tumult  cease ; 
And  every  thougiit  harmonious  move, 

And  every  heart  be  peace. 


CHRISTIAN   ORDINANCES.       [PaRT  IV. 

2  Not  here,  where  met  to  think  on  him, 

Whose  latest  thoughts  were  ours, 
Shall  mortal  passions  come  to  dim 
The  prayer  devotion  pours. 

3  No,  gracious  Master,  not  in  vain 

Thy  life  of  love  hath  been ; 
The  peace  thou  gav'st,  may  yet  remain, 
Though  thou  no  more  art  seen. 

4  *'  Thy  kingdom  come  ;"  we  watch,  we  wait, 

To  hear  thy  cheering  call ; 
When  heaven  shall  ope  its  glorious  gate, 
And  God  be  all  in  all. 

313.     s.  M. 

The  Communion  of  Christians.     1  Ccnr.  x.  16,  17, 

1  Jesus,  the  friend  of  man, 
Invites  around  his  board. 

Those  who  his  spirit  share,  to  hold 
Communion  with  their  Lord. 

2  Here  we  show  forth  that  love, 
Which  spake  in  every  breath. 

Prompted  each  action  of  his  life, 
And  triumphed  in  his  death. 

3  Our  heavenly  Father  calls 
Christ  and  his  members  one  ; 

Alike  the  children  of  his  love. 
And  he  the  hrst-born  son. 

4  One  faith,  one  hope,  one  Lord, 
One  God  alone  we  know  ; 

Brethren  we  are ;  let  every  heart 
With  kind  aftections  glow. 


Part  iv.]     christian  ordinances. 

5       Let  all  our  powers  unite, 
His  honored  name  to  raise  ; 
Let  grateful  joy  fill  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

»>       Warmed  with  our  Master's  love, 
And  God's  unmeasured  grace, 
O  let  our  thankful  hearts  expand, 
And  all  mankind  embrace. 


314.      8  &  7s  M. 

Practical  Influence  of  the  Lord's  Supper. 

1  Bless  the  God  of  our  salvation  ; 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love  : 
Let  us  with  glad  exultation, 
Imitate  the  blest  above. 

2  From  the  table  now  retiring, 
Which  for  us  his  love  hath  spread  ; 
May  our  souls  refreshment  finding, 
Grow  in  all  things  like  our  head. 

3  His  example  by  beholding, 
May  our  lives  his  image  bear  ; 
Him  our  Lord  and  master  calling, 
His  commands  may  we  revere. 

4  Love  to  God  and  man  displaying, 
Walking  steadfast  in  his  way, — 
Peace  attend  us  in  believing  ! 
Peace  from  God  through  endless  day  ! 

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CHRISTIAN   ORDINANCES.       [PaRT  IV. 

315.        L.     M. 

^^  This  do  in  remembrance  of  me/'     1  Cor,  xi.  24. 

1  ''Eat,  drink,  in  memory  of  your  friend!'* 
Such  was  our  Master's  last  request ; 
Who  all  the  pangs  of  death  endured, 
That  we  might  live  for  ever  blest. 

2  Yes,  we  '11  record  the  matchless  love 
Of  this,  the  kindest,  first  of  friends  ! 
Whose  dying  love  the  noblest  praise 
That  we  can  offer  him,  transcends. 

3  Now  at  his  table  we  are  met, 
His  parting  precept  to  fulfil  ; 

Let  not  our  hearts  that  love  forget, 
Which  warms  his  faithful  bosom  still. 

4  And  thou,  his  Father  and  our  own, 
Accept  the  humble  soags  we  raise  ; 
Still  to  our  thankful  spirits,  known 
The  object  of  our  highest  praise. 

5  Teach  us  in  all  he  did,  to  see 
Inscribed  the  glories  of  thy  name  ; 
And  let  devotedness  to  thee, 

Our  gratitude  to  him  proclaim. 

316.     s.  M. 

Children  offered  to  God.    Mark  x.  14. 

I       Lo !  Israel's  shepherd  stands, 
With  all-engaging  charms  ; 
See,  how  he  takes  the  tender  lambs 
And  folds  them  in  his  arms ! 


Part  iv.]     christian  ordixVances. 

2       ''  Permit  them  to  approach, 
Forbid  them  not,"  he  cried  ; 
^'  Of  such  my  father's  kingdom  is, 
And  such  with  him  abide.'* 

:]       We  bring  them,  gracious  Lord  ! 
And  yield  them  up  to  thee, 
Rejoiced  that  we  ourselves  are  thine ; 
Thine  let  our  olTspring  be. 

4  Hear  him,  ye  little  flock  ! 
Ye  children  !  seek  his  face, 

And  fly  with  transport  to  receive 
The  blessmgs  of  his  grace. 

5  If  orphans  they  are  left. 
Thy  guardian  love  we  trust ; 

That  love  can  heal  our  bleeding  hearts 
When  weeping  o'er  their  dust. 

317.     s.  M. 

The  Promise  i«  to  you  and  your  Children.     Acts  ii  39* 

1  Lord  !  what  our  ears  have  heard, 
Our  eyes  delighted  trace ; 

Thy  love  in  long  succession  shown 
To  every  rising  race. 

2  The  promise,  how  divine, 
To  Abram  and  his  seed  : 

'•  I  '11  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine 
Supplying  all  their  need.  ' 

;J       This  wide-extensive  love 
Shall  to  all  time  endure ; 
As  ages  past  have  ever  found 
The  promised  blessing  sure 


CHRISTMAS    AND  [PaRT  tV. 

Thee  shall  the  fathers  own, 
And  thee  the  sons  adore  ; 
Allied  to  God  in  solemn  vowS; 
To  be  forgot  no  more  ; 

Thy  covenant  may  they  keep, 
And  bless  the  happy  bands, 
Which  closer  still  engage  their  hearts 
To  honor  thy  commands. 

To  parents  and  their  seed 
Let  thy  salvation  come  ; 
And  numerous  households  meet  at  last 
In  one  eternal  home. 


318.       H.  M. 

Nativity  of  Christ. 

Hark  !  what  celestial  sounds 
What  music  fills  the  air  ! 
Soft  warbling  to  the  morn, 
It  strikes  the  ravished  ear  : 

Now  all  is  still, 

Now  wild  it  floats, 

In  tuneful  notes. 

Loud,  sweet,  and  shrill. 

Th'  angelic  hosts  descend, 
With  harmony  divine  : 
See  how  from  heaven  they  bend, 
And  in  full  chorus  join. 

Fear  not,  say  they, 

Great  joy  we  bring  : 

Jesus  your  king 

Is  born  to-day. 


Part  iv.]        charity  occasions, 

3  He  comes  your  souls  to  save 
From  death's  eternal  gloom  ; 
To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 
He  lilts  you  from  the  tomb. 

Your  voices  raise, 
With  sons  of  light 
Your  songs  unite 
Of  endless  praise. 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

Ye  mortals,  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 
To  earth's  remotest  bound. 
For  peace  on  earth, 
From  God  in  heaven 
To  man  is  given, 
At  Jesus'  birth. 


319.     s.  M. 

The  Birth  of  Christ.     Luke  ii.  14. 

1  Behold  !  the  grace  appears, 
The  blessing  promised  long  ; 

Angels  announce  the  Saviour  near 
In  this  triumphant  song  : 

2  ''  Glory  to  God  on  high  ; 
And  heavenly  peace  on  earth  : 

Good-will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
At  the  Redeemer's  birth  !" 

3  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues  : 
With  the  celestial  hosts  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs  ; 


CHRISTMAS    AND  [PaRT  IV, 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth ; 
Good- will  to  men,  to  angeis  joy, 

At  our  Redeemer's  birth  ! 

320.     p.  M. 

For  a  Christian  Festival, 

1  O  THOU  !  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  ; 
Whose  goodness  crowns  the  varied  year, 
While  nature's  works  thy  bounty  show, 
Let  gratitude  salute  thee  here  ; 

Swell,  gently  swell  the  solemn  song, 
Now  pour  the  bounding  notes  along, 

Teach  choirs  below,  to  choirs  above. 

To  echo  back  the  common  lay, 

And,  as  they  praise  unbounded  love, 

To  join  in  bounty's  holiday. 
To  God,  the  universal  king, 
Be  sacred  every  grateful  choir  ! 
In  ceaseless  hymns,  all  praises  sing, 
That  endless  bounty  can  inspire  ! 

2  All  lost,  beneath  stern  winter's  reign, 
Creation's  genial  powers  appeared, 
Spring  called  them  into  life  again, 

See,  budding  verdure  shows  they  heard ; 
Bless,  bless,  O  man  !  the  kind  design, 
Whose  nobler  counter-part  is  thine  ! 

Thy  powers  a  gloomier  winter  froze, 

Till  thy  Messiah's  cheering  ray, 

Prolific  of  fair  truth  arose, 

And  shed  the  blaze  of  mental  day. 
To  God  the  universal  king,  &c 


Part  iv.]  charity  occasions. 

3  All  spotless,  as  the  truth  he  brought, 
Free  as  the  mercy  he  displayed, 
His  life  all  human  duty  taught, 
In  each  divinest  grace  arrayed  ; 

Each  precept  thus  enforced,  he  ga\'€ 
His  precious  life  the  world  to  save. 
O  thou,  whose  heavenly  mercy  sent 
Thy  son  to  bless  a  sinful  race  ; 
Let  every  heart  with  one  consent 
Adore  thy  free,  thy  wondrous  grace. 
To  God,  the  universal  king, 
Be  sacred  every  grateful  choir  ! 
In  ceaseless  hymns  all  praises  sing, 
That  endless  mercy  can  inspire. 

321.     c.  M. 

For  a  charitable  Occasion. 

1  What  shall  we  render,  God  of  love  ! 

For  all  the  grace  we  see  ? 
The  best  requital  man  would  give, 
Can  never  reach  to  thee. 

2  Our  offering  is  a  willing  mind 

To  comfort  the  distrest ; 
I      In  others'  griefs,  our  own  to  find; 
In  others'  blessings,  blest. 

I  3  To  tents  of  wo,  to  beds  of  pain, 

Our  cheerful  feet  repair  ; 
I      And,  with  the  gifts  thy  hand  bestows, 

Relieve  the  mourners  there. 

1 4  The  widow's  heart  shall  sing  for  joy  ; 
The  orphan  shall  be  glad  ; 
And  hungering  souls  we  '11  gladly  point 
To  Christ,  the  living  bread. 


CHRISTMAS    AND  [PaRT  IV^  » 

5  Thus  what  our  heavenly  Father  gave, 

Shall  we  as  freely  give  ; 
Thus  copy  him  who  lived  to  save, 
And  died  that  we  might  live. 

6  While  passing  through  this  vale  of  tears, 

Our  useful  light  shall  shine  ; 
And  others  learn  to  glorify 
Our  Father's  name  divine. 


322.       8  &  7s  M. 
For  an  Orphan  and  Widow  Institutiou. 

1  Lord  of  life,  all  praise  excelling, 

Thou,  in  glory  unconfined, 
Deign' St  to  make  thy  humble  dwelling 

With  the  poor  of  humble  mind. 
As  thy  love  through  all  creation. 

Beams  like  thy  diffusive  light  ; 
So  the  scorned  and  humble  station 

Rises  in  thine  equal  sight. 

2  Thus  thy  care  for  all  providing, 

Warmed  thy  faithful  prophet's  tongue  ; 
Who  the  lot  of  all  deciding. 

To  thy  chosen  Israel  sung  : 
When  thine  harvest  yields  thee  pleasure, 

Thou  the  golden  sheaf  shall  bind  ,* 
To  the  poor  belongs  the  treasure 

Of  the  scattered  ears  behind. 

3  When  thy  olive  plants  increasing, 

Pour  their  plenty  o'er  thy  plain, 

Grateful  thou  shalt  take  the  blessing, 

But  not  search  the  bough  again. 


Part  iv.]         charity  occasions. 

When  thy  favored  vintage  flowing, 

Gladdens  thy  autumnal  scene, 
Own  the  bounteous  hand  bestowing, 
♦But  thy  vines  the  poor  shall  glean. 

4  Still  we  read  thy  words  declaring 

Mercy,  Lord,  thine  own  decree ; 
Mercy,  every  sorrow  sharing. 

Warms  the  heart  resembling  thee. 
Still  the  orphan  and  the  stranger, 

Still  the  widow  owns  thy  care, 
Screened  by  thee  in  every  danger, 

Heard  by  thee  in  every  prayer. 


323.     L.  M. 

The  Rewards  of  Beneficence.    F$.  xli. 

1  Blest  is  the  man,  whose  heart  is  kind. 
And  melts  in  pity  to  the  poor  ; 

Who  with  a  sympathizing  mind. 
Feels  what  his  fellow-men  endure. 

2  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 
More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do; 
He  in  the  time  of  general  grief, 

Shall  find  the  Lord  hath  pity  too. 

3  This  man  shall  live  secure  on  earth 
With  secret  blessings  on  his  head, 
While  sword  or  pestilence  or  dearth 
Around  him  multiply  their  dead. 

4  Or  if  with  mortal  sufferings  tried, 
Sufferings  shall  all  his  soul  refine  ;. 
Sweet  hope  his  refuge  sliall  providC; 
And  minister  a  bliss  divine. 

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CHRISTMAS   AND  [pART  IV. 

324-        6Z.     L.     M. 

Charity.     Matt.  xxv.  34. 

1  O  YE,  who  seek  Jehovah's  face, 
Bow  at  his  throne,  and  feel  his  grace, 
Who  ask  in  prayer,  and  own  in  praise, 
That  bounteous  love  which  gilds  your  days, 
Catch  from  above  the  hallowed  flame. 
And  dignify  the  christian  name. 

2  Wherever  distress  and  pain  appear, 
Let  pity's  ready  hand  be  there  ; 
With  cheering  wine,  and  fragrant  oil, 
Bid  languor  glow,  and  anguish  smile  : 
Tho'  wo  her  lowliest  form  may  wear, 
Yet  God  has  stampt  his  image  there. 

3  When  he,  the  sovereign  Judge,  draws  nigh ; 
And  holds  th'  unerring  beam  on  high  ; 
Then  shall  sweet  charity  prevail, 

And  angels  mark  the  sinking  scale  : 
Jesus  shall  call  his  followers  home, 
"  Ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  come  I" 

325.     c.  M- 

For  a  Sunday  School. 

1  Hear,  Lord  !  the  song  of  praise  and  prayer, 

In  heaven  thy  dwelling  place, 
From  children  made  the  public  care, 
And  taught  to  seek  thy  face  ! 

2  Thanks  for  thy  word,  and  for  thy  day  ; 

And  grant  us,  we  implore. 
Never  to  waste  in  sinful  play 
Thy  holy  sabbaths  more. 


Part  iv.]         charity  occasions. 

3  Thanks  that  we  hear, — but  O  impart 

To  each,  desires  sincere. 
That  we  may  hsten  with  our  heart, 
And  learn,  as  well  as  hear  1 

4  Wisdom  and  bliss  thy  word  bestows,-^ 

A  sun  that  ne'er  declines  ; 
And  countless  blessings  rest  on  those, 
Who  placed  us  where  it  shines  ! 

326.     s.  M. 

Devotedness  to  the  Cause  of  Christ. 
[For  a  Misaionary  Occasion.] 

1  I  LOVE  thy  Zion,  Lord  ! 
The  place  of  thine  abode  ; 

The  church,  the  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  O  God  ! 
Her  walls  before  thee  stand, 

Dear  as  tiie  apple  of  thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  thine  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 
My  voice  or  hands  deny, 

These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 
Her  welfare  or  her  wo  ; 

Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  efVery  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall. 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend  ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  these  in  glory  end. 


CHARITY    OCCASIONS.  [PaRT  TV 

327.     V,.  M. 

Universal  Prevalence  and  Power  of  the  Gospel  implore^. 
[For  a  Missionary  Occasion.] 

1  Great  God,  the  nations  of  the  earth, 

Are  by  creation  thine  ; 
And  in  thy  works,  by  all  beheld, 
Thy  power  and  glory  shine 

2  But  thy  compassion,  Lord,  hast  sent 

Thy  gospel  to  mankind, 
Unveiling  what  rich  stores  of  grace 
Are  treasured  in  thy  mind. 

3  Lord,  when  shall  these  glad  tidings  spread 

The  spacious  earth  around, 
Till  every  tribe  and  every  soul 
Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound  ? 

4  O  when  shall  Afric's  sable  sons 

Enjoy  the  heavenly  word  ! 
And  vassals  long  enslaved,  become 
The  freemen  of  the  Lord  ? 

5  When  shall  the  savage  wandering  tribes, 

A  dark  bewilderf  d  race, 
Sit  down  at  our  Immanuel's  feet, 
And  learn  his  saving  grace  ? 

6  Smile,  Lord,  on  each  sincere  attempt 

To  spread  the  gospel's  rays ; 
And  build  on  sin's  demolished  throne 
The  temples  of  thy  praise. 


Part  iv.]         funeral  occasions. 


328.      H.   M. 

God  our  Preserver  in  a  sickly  Season.      Ps.  cxxi 

1  Upward  we  lift  our  eyes, 
From  God  is  all  our  aid  ; 
The  God  who  built  the  skies, 
And  earth's  foundations  laid. 

God  is  the  tower 
To  which  we  tly  ; 
His  grace  is  nigh 
In  every  hour. 

2  Our  feet  shall  never  slide, 
Nor  fall  in  fatal  snares, 

Since  God  our  guard  and  guide. 
Defends  us  from  our  fears. 

Those  wakeful  eyes, 

That  never  sleep, 

Thy  servants  keep. 

When  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heats  by  day, 
Nor  blasts  of  evening  air. 
Shall  take  our  health  away 
If  God  be  with  us  there. 

Thou  art  our  light, 
And  thou  our  shade. 
To  guard  our  head 
By  noon  or  night. 

4  Hast  thou  not  given  thy  word 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  ? 
And  we  can  trust  thee.  Lord, 
To  keep  our  mortal  breath  : 

A  a2 


rUNERAL    OCCASIONS.  f  PaRT  IV* 

We  '11  go  and  comCj 
Nor  fear  to  die, 
Till  from  on  high 
Thou  call  us  home. 

329.  L.  M. 

God  our  Refuffe  in  prevalent  Diseases  and  DanffeVB. 
Ps.  xci.  1—7. 

1  He  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 
Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode  ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  his  head. 

2  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire, 

God  is  his  life  ;  his  wings  are  spread 
To  shield  him  with  a  healthful  shade. 

3  If  vapors  with  malignant  breath 

Rise  thick  and  scatter  midnight-death. 
Still  he  is  safe  ;  the  poisoned  air 
Again  grows  pure,  if  God  be  there. 

4  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sword, 
Receive  commission  from  the  Lord, 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest, 
Their  very  pains  and  deaths  are  blest. 

5  The  sword,  or  pestilence,  or  fire, 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire  ; 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free, 
And  bring  thy  children.  Lord,  to  thee. 

330.  C.    M. 

Hope  in  the  Death  of  Friends. 

I  While  to  the  grave  our  friends  are  borne, 

Around  their  cold  remains, 


Pai^t  jV.]         funeral  occasions. 

How  all  the  tender  passions  mourn, 
And  each  fond  heart  complains ! 

2  But  down  to  earth,  alas,  in  vain 

We  bend  our  weepmg  eyes  ; 
Ah  !  let  us  leave  these  seats  of  pain, 
And  upwards  learn  to  rise. 

3  Hope  cheerful  smiles  amid  the  gloom, 

And  beams  a  healing  ray  : 
And  guides  us  from  the  darksome  tomb 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Be  thou  our  comfort,  mighty  God ! 

Our  helper  and  our  friend  : 
Nor  leave  us  in  this  dangerous  road. 
Till  all  our  trials  end. 

5  O  may  our  feet  pursue  the  way 

Our  pious  fathers  led  ; 
While  love  and  holy  zeal  obey 
The  counsels  of  the  dead. 

6  Let  us  be  weaned  from  all  below ; 

Let  hope  our  grief  dispel ; 
And  death  but  find  us  trained  to  go 
Where  our  best  kindred  dwell. 

331.     c.  M. 

The  Reunion  of  virtuous  Friends  after  Death. 

1  Blest  hour,  when  virtuous  friends  shall  meet, 
Shall  meet  to  part  no  more, 
And  with  celestial  welcome  greet 
On  an  immortal  shore. 


FUNERAL    OCCASIONS.  [PaRT  IV. 

2  The  parent  finds  his  long-lost  child  ; 

Brothers  on  brothers  gaze  ; 
The  tear  of  resignation  mild 
Is  changed  to  joy  and  praise. 

3  Each  tender  tie  dissolved  with  pain, 

With  endless  bliss  is  crowned ; 
All  that  was  dead,  revives  again, 
All  that  was  lost,  is  found. 

4  And  while  remembrance,  lingering  still, 

Draws  joy  from  sorrowing  hours  ; 
New  prospects  rise,  new  pleasures  fill 
The  souPs  expanded  powers. 

5  Congenial  minds  arrayed  in  light, 

High  thoughts  shall  interchange  ; 
Nor  cease  with  ever-new  delight, 
On  wings  of  love  to  range. 

6  Their  father  marks  their  generous  flame, 

And  looks  complacent  down ; 
The  smile  that  owns  their  filial  claim, 
Is  their  immortal  crown. 

332.     L.  M. 

A  Funeral  Hymn. 

f 

1  Thou,  God  of  mercy  !  wilt  indulge 
The  flowing  tear,  the  heaving  sigh, 
When  righteous  persons  fall  around, 
When  tender  friends  and  kindred  die. 

2  Yet  not  one  anxious,  murmuring  thought 
Should  with  our  mourning  passions  blend  ; 
Nor  should  our  bleeding  hearts  forget 
Th'  almighty,  ever-living  friend. 


Part  iv.]         funeral  occasions 

3  Beneath  a  numerous  train  of  las; 
Our  feeble  flesh  and  heart  may  fail ; 
Yet  shall  our  hope  in  thee,  our  God 
O'er  every  gloomy  fear  prevail. 

4  Parent,  Protector,  Guardian,  Guide 
Thou  art  each  tender  name  in  one ; 
On  thee  we  cast  our  every  care, 
And  comfort  seek  from  thee  alone. 

5  Our  father  God  !  to  thee  we  look, 
Our  rock,  our  portion,  and  our  friend ! 
And  on  thy  gracious  love  and  truth, 
Our  sinking  souls  shall  still  depend. 

333.       6  I  L.    M. 

'      Life,  Deatli,  aud  Resurrection. 

1  Eternal  God  !  how  frail  is  man  ! 
Few  are  the  hours,  and  short  the  span, 

Between  the  cradle  and  the  grave  : 
Who  can  prolong  his  vital  breath  ? 
Who  from  the  bold  demands  of  death 

Hath  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save  ? 

2  But  let  no  murmuring  heart  complain, 
That,  tlierefore,  man  is  made  in  vain, 

Nor  the  Creator's  grace  distrust ; 
For  though  his  servants,  day  by  day, 
Go  to  their  graves,  and  turn  to  clay, 

A  bright  reward  awaits  the  just. 

3  Jesus  hath  made  thy  purj)ose  known, 
A  new  and  better  life  hath  shown, 

And  we  the  glorious  tidings  hear  : 


FUNERAL   OCCASIONS.  [PaRT  IV. 

For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  we  can  read  his  holy  word, 
And  find  a  resurrection  there. 


334.  C.  M. 

On  the  Death  of  a  Child. 

1  Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour  ; — 

How  soon  the  vapor  flies  ! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 
That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once-loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead. 

Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  nature  weeps,  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 

3  But  wait  the  interposing  gloom, 

And  lo  !  stern  winter  flies  ; 
And  dressed  in  beauty's  fairest  bloom, 
The  flowery  tribes  arise. 

4  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore, 

Shall  rise  in  full  immortal  prime. 

And  bloom,  to  fade  no  more. 

5  Then  cease,  fond  nature !  cease  thy  tears  : 

Religion  points  on  high. 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 
And  joys  that  cannot  die. 

335.  L.   M. 

A  Funeral  Hymn. 

1  Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb  ! 
Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust : 


Part  iv.]   changes  op  the  year. 

And  give  these  sacred  relics  room 
To  slumber  in  thy  silent  dust. 

2  No  pain,  no  grief,  no  anxious  fear, 
Invade  thy  bounds  ;  no  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  its  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept ;  God^s  dying  son 

Passed  through  the  grave  and  blessed  the  bed ; 
Then  rest,  dear  saint,  till  from  his  throne, 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break,  sacred  morning,  from  the  skies  ! 
Then,  clothed  anew  in  bright  array, 
Immortal  form  !  to  life  arise, 

And  swell  the  song  of  endless  day. 


336.     c.  M. 

Spring". 

1  While  beauty  clothes  the  fertile  vale, 

And  blossoms  on  the  spray, 
And  fragrance  breathes  in  every  gale, 
How  sweet  the  vernal  day  ! 

2  How  kind  the  influence  of  the  skies  ! 

Soft  showers,  with  blessings  fraught, 
Bid  verdure,  beauty,  fragrance  rise. 
And  fix  the  roving  thought. 

3  O  let  my  wondering  heart  confess, 

With  gratitude  and  love. 
The  bounteous  hand  that  deigns  to  bless 
The  garden,  fiold,  and  erove. 


CHANGES  OP  THE  YEAR.  [pART  IV. 

4  That  bounteous  hand  my  thoughts  adore, 

Beyond  expression  kind, 
Hath  sweeter,  nobler  gifts  in  store, 
To  bless  the  craving  mind. 

5  Inspired  to  praise,  I  then  shall  join 

Glad  nature's  cheerful  song  ; 
And  love  and  gratitude  divine, 
Attune  my  joyful  tongue. 

337.     c.  M- 

Seed-time  and  Harvest.    Ps,  IxV. 

1  The  rising  morn,  the  closing  day, 
Repeat  thy  praise  with  grateful  voice ; 
Both  in  their  turns  thy  power  display, 
And  laden  with  thy  gifts  rejoice. 

2  Earth's  wide-extended,  varying  scenes. 
All  smiling  round,  thy  bounty  show ; 
From  seas  or  clouds,  full  magazines. 
Thy  rich  diffusive  blessings  flow. 

3  Now  earth  receives  the  precious  seed, 
Which  thy  indulgent  hand  prepares ; 
And  nourishes  the  future  bread. 
And  answers  all  the  sower's  cares. 

4  Thy  sweet,  refreshing  showers  attend, 
And  through  the  ridges  gently  flow, 
Soft  on  the  springing  corn  descend  ; 
And  thy  kind  blessing  makes  it  grow. 

5  Thy  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year, 
Thy  paths  drop  fatness  all  around  ; 
E'en  barren  wilds  thy  praise  declare, 
And  echoing  hills  return  the  sound. 


Part  iv.]   changes  op  the  year. 

6  Here  spreading  flocks  adorn  the  plain  ; 
There,  plenty  every  charm  displays  ; 
Thy  bounty  clothes  each  lovely  scene. 
And  joyful  nature  shouts  thy  praise. 

338.      C.    M. 

The  Providence  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  The  rolling  year,  Almighty  Lord  ! 

Obeys  thy  powerful  nod  ; 

Each  season,  as  it  silent  moves, 

Declares  the  present  God. 

2  Waked  by  thy  voice,  blooms  forth  the  spring, 

In  living  verdure  drest ; 
On  hills,  in  vales,  through  fields  and  groves, 
Thy  beauties  stand  confest. 

3  The  sun  calls  forth  the  summer  months, 

Nor  do  the  hours  delay  ; 
The  fruits  with  varied  colors  glow 
Beneath  his  ripening  ray. 

4  Thy  bounty,  Lord  !  in  autumn  shines. 

And  spreads  a  general  feast ; 
In  which  thy  creatures  all  partake, 
The  greatest  and  the  least. 

5  When  winter  rears  her  hoary  head, 

And  shows  her  furrowed  brow. 
In  storms  and  tempests,  frosts  and  snows  : 
How  awful  then  art  thou  ! 

6  The  rolling  year.  Almighty  Lord  ! 

Obeys  thy  powerful  nod  ; 

Each  season  as  it  silent  moves, 

Declares  the  present  God. 

B  If 


CHANGES  OF  THE  YEAR.    [PaRT  IV. 

339.     L.  M. 

The  Goodness  of  God  in  the  Seasons. 

1  Great  God  !  at  whose  all-powerful  call, 
At  first  arose  this  beauteous  frame, 

By  thee  the  seasons  change,  and  all 
The  changing  seasons  speak  thy  name. 

2  Thy  bounty  bids  the  infant  year, 
From  winter  storms  recovered,  rise  ; 
When  thousand  grateful  scenes  appear, 
Fresh  opening  to  our  wondering  eyes. 

3  O  how  delightful  H  is,  to  see 
The  earth  in  vernal  beauty  drest ! 
While  in  each  herb,  and  flower,  and  tree, 
Thy  bright  perfections  shine  confest ! 

4  Aloft,  full  beaming,  reigns  the  sun, 
And  light  and  genial  heat  conveys ; 
And,  while  he  leads  the  seasons  on, 
From  thee  derives  his  quickening  rays. 

5  Around  us,  in  the  teeming  field, 
Stands  the  rich  grain,  or  purpled  vine  ; 
At  thy  command  they  rise  to  yield 

The  strengthening  bread,  or  cheering  wine. 

6  Indulgent  God  !  from  every  part, 
Thy  plenteous  blessings  largely  flow  : 
We  see — we  taste — let  every  heart 
With  grateful  love  and  duty  glow. 


Part  iv.]   changes  op  the  year. 
340.   10  &  lis  M. 

For  new  Year's  Day.     Ps.  cxxxvi. 

1  House  of  our  God,  with  cheerful  anthems  ring, 
While  all  our  lips  and  hearts  his  graces  sing ; 
The  opening  year  his  bounties  shall  proclaim, 
And  all  its  days  be  vocal  with  his  name. 

The  Lord  is  good,  his  mercy  never-ending, 
His  blessings  in  perpetual  showers  descending. 

2  Thou  earth,  enlightened  by  his  rays  divine, 
Pregnant  with  grass  and  corn  and  oil  and  wine ; 
Crowned  with  his  goodness,  let  the  nations  meet, 
And  lay  their  crowns  at  his  paternal  feet ; 

With  grateful  love,  that  liberal  hand  confessing, 
Which  thro'  each  heart  diffuseth  every  blessing. 

3  His  mercy  never  ends  ;  the  dawn,  the  shade, 
Still  see  new  beauties  through  new  scenes  dis- 
played ; 

Succeeding  ages  bless  this  sure  abode, 
And  children  lean  upon  their  fathers'  God. 
The  soul  of  man,  through  its  immense  duration, 
Drinks  from  this  source,  immortal  consolation. 

4  Burst  into  praise,  my  soul !  all  nature  join  ; 
Angols  and  men,  in  harmony  combine  : 
While  human  years  are  measured  by  the  sun, 
And  while  eternity  its  course  shall  run, 

His  goodness  in  perpetual  showers  descending, 
Exalt  in  .songs  and  raptures  never-ending. 


CHANGES  OP  THE  YEAR.    [PaRT  IV. 

341.   L.  M. 

'^  Hitherto  hath  God  helped  us/'      1  Sam.  vii.  12. 

1  My  guardian  God  !  1  bless  thy  name  ; 
The  same  thy  power,  thy  grace  the  same  : 
The  tokens  of  thy  friendly  care 

Open,  and  crown,  and  close  the  year. 

2  Amidst  ten  thousand  deaths  I  stand, 
Supported  by  thy  guardian  hand  ; 
And  see,  when  I  survey  thy  ways, 
Ten  thousand  monuments  of  praise 

3  Thus  far  thine  arm  hath  led  me  on  ; 
Thus  far  I  make  thy  mercy  known  ; 
And  while  I  tread  the  desert  land, 
New  blessings  shall  new  songs  demand. 

4  My  grateful  soul  on  Jordan's  shore, 
Shall  raise  one  sacred  pillar  more  : 
Then  bear,  in  thy  bright  courts  above. 
Inscriptions  of  immortal  love. 

342.     L.  M. 

Life  precarious.     Jer.  xxviii.  16. 

1  God  of  our  lives !  thy  constant  care 
With  blessings  crowns  each  opening  year ; 
These  lives  so  frail,  thy  love  prolongs, 
And  wakes  anew  our  annual  songs. 

2  What  numbers  in  the  little  space, 
Have  vacant  left  on  earth  their  place, 
Since,  from  this  day,  the  changing  sun 
Through  his  last  yearly  course.bas  run. 


Part  iv.]       changes  of  the  year. 

3  We  yet  survive  ;  but  who  can  say, 

Or  through  the  year,  or  month,  or  day, 
Secure  from  the  attack  of  death, 
I  will  retain  this  vital  breath  ? 

4  That  breath  is  always  in  thy  hand, 
And  stays  or  goes  at  thy  command  ; 
We  hold  our  lives  from  thee  alone, 
Their  limits  all  to  us  unknown. 

5  To  thy  disposal  we  resign  ; 

Let  life  while  it  but  lasts  be  thine  ; 
Then  shall  wc  smile,  secure  from  fear, 
Though  death  should  blast  the  opening  ^ear. 

343.     c.  M. 

Reflections  on  the  Waste  of  Years.    Ps.  xc.  9. 

1  Remark,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bounds 

Of  the  revolving  year  ; 
How  swift  the  weeks  pursue  their  rounds ! 
How  short  the  months  appear  ! 

2  So  fast  eternity  comes  on. 

And  that  important  day, 
When  all  that  mortal  life  has  done, 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3  These  eyes  so  long  in  darkness  veiled, 

Must  wake  his  face  to  see  ; 
And  every  word  and  every  thought, 
Must  pass  his  scrutiny. 

4  Yet  like  an  idle  tale  we  pass 

The  swift  advancing  year  ; 
And  study  artful  ways  t'  increase 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

B  B  2 


CHANGES  OF  THE  YEAR.    [PaRT  IV. 

5  Waken  O  God,  this  trifling  heart, 

Its  great  concern  to  see ; 
That  I  may  act  the  christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  thee.     ' 

6  Thus  shall  their  course  more  grateful  roll, 

If  future  years  arise  ; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my  peaceful  soul, 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 

344.     c.  M. 

Serious  Reflections  on  our  Mortal  Condition 

1  And  now,  my  soul,  another  year 

Of  my  short  life  is  past ; 

I  cannot  long  continue  here, 

And  this  may  be  my  last. 

2  Part  of  my  doubtful  life  is  gone, 

Nor  will  return  again  ; 
And  swift  my  fleeting  moments  run — 
The  few  which  yet  remain  ! 

3  Awake,  my  soul  !  with  all  thy  care 

Thy  true  condition  learn  ; 
What  are  thy  hopes,  how  fair,  how  sure, 
And  what  thy  great  concern  ? 

4  Awake  to  serious,  anxious  thought : 

The  months  gone  by  review  : 
What  good,  what  evil  hast  thou  done. 
What  work  remains  to  do  ? 

5  How  is  thy  debt  of  love  increased 

To  that  sustaining  power. 
Which  hath  upheld  thy  feeble  steps 
And  brought  thee  to  this  hour  I 


Part  iv.]       changes  of  the  year 

C  To  him  then  give  thy  remnant  life, 
And  on  his  grace  depend  ; 
He  '11  guide  thee  on  the  heavenly  road 
To  its  triumphant  end. 

345.     L.  M. 

The  Vanity?  and  Frailty  of  human  Life.     Ps.  xxxix- 

1  Our  life  advancing  to  its  close, 

While  scarce  its  earliest  dawn  it  knows, 
Swift  through  an  empty  shade  we  run, 
And  vanity  and  man  are  one. 

2  How  many  e'en  in  youth's  gay  flower, 
Brief  pageants  of  the  noontide  hour, 
Have  faded  in  their  brightest  bloom. 
The  early  tenants  of  the  tomb ! 

3  O  how  thy  chastisements  impair 
The  human  form,  however  fair  ! 
How  frail  the  strongest  frame  we  see, 
When  thou  dost  man  to  death  decree ! 

4  As  when  the  fretting  moths  consume 
The  curious  labor  of  the  loom, 

The  texture  fails,  the  dyes  decay, 
And  all  its  lustre  fades  away. 

5  God  of  my  fathers  !  here,  as  they, 
I  walk  the  pilgrim  of  a  day, 

A  transient  guest — thy  works  admire, 
And  instant  to  my  home  retire. 

6  O  Lord  of  life  and  seasons  !  we 
Our  sole  reliance  place  on  thee  : 
In  thee  we  trust  with  holy  fear. 

And  bless  thee  for  the  new-born  year  I 


CHANGES  OF  THE  YEAR.    [PaRT  IV. 

346.         7S    M. 
Reflections  on  the  closing  Year., 

1  Lo  !  another  year  is  gone  ! 
Quickly  have  the  seasons  passed ; 
That  we  enter  soon  upon, 

Will  to  many  prove  their  last : 
Hopes  and  joys  of  this  year  o'er, 
If  it  brought  or  promised  good, 
It  is  now  our  own  no  more, 

Than  the  years  beyond  the  flood. 

« 

2  Some, — we  now  no  longer  see, 
Who  their  mortal  course  have  run, 
Seemed  as  fair  for  life  as  we, 
When  the  passing  year  begun  • 
Some, — but  who  God  only  knows, 
That  are  here  assembled  now. 
Ere  the  opening  year  shall  close, 
To  the  common  doom  must  bow. 

3  If  from  guilt  and  sin  set  free, 
By  the  knowledge  of  thy  grace, 
Welcome  then  the  call  will  be 
To  depart  and  see  thy  face  : 
To  thy  saints  while  here  below. 
With  new  years  new  mercies  come, 
But  the  happiest  year  they  know, 
Is  their  last  that  leads  them  home. 

347.    7s  M. 

Close  of  the  Year. 

1  Whii  E  with  ceaseless  course,  the  sun 
Hasted  through  the  closing  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run. 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here  ! 


Part  iv.]  public  occasions. 

Finished  here  probation's  day, 
They  have  done  with  all  below ; 
We  a  little  longer  stay  ; 
But  how  little,  none  can  know. 

2  As  the  winged  arrow  flies 
Quick  the  destined  mark  to  find  ; 
As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 
Darts,  and  leaves  no  trace  behind  : 
So  our  brief  and  transient  days 
Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  stream  ; 
Upward,  Lord,  pur  spirits  raise  ; 
All  below  is  but  a  dream. 

3  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive, 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew  ; 
Teach  us  by  thy  grace  to  live, 
With  eternity  in  view. 

Bless  thy  word  to  young  and  old  ; 
Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love ; 
And,  when  life's  short  tale  is  told, 
Take  us  to  thy  bliss  above. 


348.     L.  M. 

Public  Humiliation. 

1  Great  Framer  of  unnumbered  worlds, 
And  whom  unnumbered  worlds  adore  ! 
Whose  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share, 
While  nature  trembles  at  thy  power  : 

2  Thine  is  the  hand  that  moves  the  spheres, 
That  lifts  the  sea  and  wakes  the  wind  ; 
And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
Acts  but  the  part  thy  will  assigned. 


PUBLIC  FAST  [Part  iv. 

3  Lord,  while  thy  judgments  shake  the  land, 
Thy  people's  eyes  are  fixed  on  thee, 

Thy  just,  uplifted  arm  we  own. 
Which  thousands  cannot,  will  not  see. 

4  And  though  injustice  grind  the  poor, 
Or  avarice  stain  the  sordid  hand  ; 
Though  stern  ambition  thirst  for  blood, 
Or  rude  oppression  waste  the  land  ; 

5  Yet  hear  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints, 
Who  meet  to  mourn,  confess,  and  pray  ; 
The  country  and  the  churches  spare, 
Nor  let  thy  face  be  turned  away. 

6  O  may  our  land  in  this  her  hour, 
Submissive  own  thy  chastening  rod  ; 
Then  shall  thy  banner  o'er  her  seen. 
Proclaim  again  her  guardian  God. 

349.     c.  M. 

Penitent  Humiliation. 

1  O  God  of  grace  !  oft  has  our  land 

Been  like  a  burning  brand ; 
Snatched  from  the  fierce  sun  oun ding  flame. 
By  thy  indulgent  hand. 

2  But  have  we  learned  thy  name  to  fear, 

Thy  mercy  to  improve  ? 
Have  we  been  drawn  to  keep  thy  laws. 
By  aJl  these  cords  of  love  ? 

3  Or  when  on  days  like  these  we  've  mourned 

Our  sins  and  pardon  prayed, 
Have  we  not  soon  forgot  our  vows. 
And  far  as  ever  strayed  ? 


Part  iv.]  and  thanksgiving. 

4  Too  deeply  conscious,  tliough  again 

Our  suppliant  eyes  we  raise, 
Shouldst  thou  refuse  the  help  we  ask. 
We  justify  thy  ways. 

5  But,  O  thou  God  of  perfect  grace  ! 

Here  all  our  comfort  lies, — 
The  truly  broken,  contrite  heart, 
Thou  never  wilt  despise. 

6  But  while  in  this  eternal  truth 

Refuge  alone  we  find, 
Let  the  blest  hope  we  wish  to  form, 
To  faithful  duty  bind. 

330.     L.  M. 

For  a  Fast-day  in  time  of  War. 

1  While  sounds  of  war  are  heard  around. 
And  death  and  ruin  strew  the  ground  ; 
To  thee  we  look,  on  thee  we  call, 

The  parent  and  the  Lord  of  all ! 

2  Thou,  who  hast  stamped  on  human  kind 
The  image  of  a  heaven-born  mind, 
And  in  a  father's  fond  embrace 

Hast  cherished  all  the  kindred  race  ; 

3  O  see,  with  what  insatiate  rage. 
Thy  sons  their  impious  battles  wage, 
How  spreads  destruction  like  a  flood, 
And  brothers  shed  their  brothers'  blood ! 

4  See  guilty  passions  spring  to  birth. 
And  deeds  of  hell  deform  the  earth ; 
While  righteousness  and  justice  mourn, 
And  love  and  pity  droop  forlorn. 


PUBLIC  FAST  [Part  it. 

5  Great  God  I  whose  powerful  hand  can  bind 
The  raging  waves,  the  furious  wind, 

O  bid  the  human  tempest  cease, 

And  hush  the  maddenmg  world  to  peace. 

6  With  reverence  may  each  hostile  land 
Hear  and  obey  that  high  command, 
Thy  son's  blest  errand  from  above, 
"My  creatures,  live  in  mutual  love." 

351.     s.  M. 

The  Designs  of  Providence  in  the  Revolutions  of  the  World. 

1  God,  to  correct  the  world 
In  wrath,  is  slow  to  rise  : 

But  comes  at  length  in  thunder  clothed, 
And  darkness  veils  the  skies. 

2  His  banners,  lifted  high, 
The  nation's  God  declare  ; 

And  stained  with  blood,  with  terrors  marked, 
Spread  wonder  and  despair. 

3  All  earthly  pomp  and  pride 
Are  in  his  presence  lost : 

Empires  overturned,  thrones,  sceptres,  crowns, 
In  wild  confusion  tost. 

4  While  war  and  wo  prevail, 
And  desolation  wide  ; 

In  God,  the  sovereign  Lord  of  alJ^ 
The  righteous  still  confide. 

5  Mysterious  is  the  course 
Of  his  tremendous  way  : 

His  path  is  in  the  trackless  winds, 
And  in  the  foaming  sea. 


Part  iv.]         and  THANKsciviNn. 

C       Yet,  though  now  wrapt  in  clouds, 
And  from  our  view  concealed  : 
The  righteous  Judge  will  soon  appear. 
In  majesty  revealed  ! 

7       He  '11  curb  the  lawless  power, 
The  deadly  wrath  of  man  : 
And  all  the  windings  will  unfold 
Of  his  own  gracious  plan. 

352.     L.  M. 

Praise  for  the  Return  of  Peace.    Ps.  xlvi. 

1  Great  ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies, 
A  word  of  thine  almighty  breath 
Can  sink  the  world  or  bid  it  rise  ; 
Thy  smile  is  life,  thy  frown  is  death. 

2  When  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 
And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign, 
And  war  resounds  its  dire  alarms. 
And  slaughter  dyes  the  hostile  plain  : 

3  Thy  sovereign  eye  looks  calmly  down, 

And  marks  their  course  and  bounds  their  power  ; 

Thy  law  the  angry  nations  own. 

And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

4  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing ; 
Reviving  commerce  spreads  her  sails  ; 
The  fields  are  green,  and  plenty  sings 
Responsive  o'er  the  hills  and  vales. 

o  Thou  kind,  and  wise,  and  righteous  Lord. 
All  move  subservient  to  thy  will  ; 
Both  peace  and  war  await  thy  word- 
And  thv  sublime  decree^  fultil. 
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PUBLIC  FAST  [Part  iv. 

6  To  thee  we  pay  our  grateful  songs, 
Thy  kind  protection  still  implore  : 
O  may  our  hearts,  and  lives,  and  tongues, 
Confess  thy  goodness,  and  adore  1 

353.     c.   M, 

For  the  original  Settlement  of  New  England. 

1  Father  supreme  of  heaven  and  earth  ! 

Creative  source  of  all  ! 
Whence  infant  nations  spring  to  birth, 
And  empires  rise  and  fall  ; 

2  Thy  throne  above  the  circling  spheres, 

Shall  stand,  though  centuries  roll ; 
Nor  boundless  space  nor  endless  years, 
Can  limit  thy  control  ! 

3  To  him  from  whom  our  blessings  flow. 

Who  all  our  wants  supplies. 
This  day  the  choral  song  and  vow 
From  grateful  hearts  shall  rise  ! 

4  'T  was  he  who  led  the  pilgrim  band 

Across  the  stormy  sea  ; 
'T  was  he  who  stayed  the  tyrant's  hand, 
And  set  an  empire  free  ! 

5  When  shivering  on  a  strand  unknown,  " 

In  sickness  and  distress. 
Our  fathers  looked  to  God  alone, 
To  save,  protect,  and  bless  ! 

6  Be  thou  our  nation's  strength  and  shield, 

In  manhood,  as  in  youth  ; 
Thine  arm  for  our  protection  wield, 
And  guide  us  by  thy  truth  ! 


Part  iv.]        and  thanksgiving. 
354.      6/.  L.   M. 

Thanksgiving  for  national  Prosperity. 

1  How  rich  thy  gifts,  almighty  King  ! 
From  thee  our  public  blessings  spring ; 

Th'  extended  trade,  the  fruitful  skies, 
The  treasures  liberty  bestows, 
Th'  eternal  joys  the  gospel  shows. 

All  from  thy  boundless  goodness  rise. 

2  Here  commerce  spreads  the  wealthy  store, 
Which  pours  from  every  foreign  shore  ; 

Science  and  art  their  charms  display ; 
Religion  teaches  us  to  raise, 
Our  voices  to  our  Maker's  praise, 

As  truth  and  conscience  point  the  way. 

3  With  grateful  hearts,  with  joyful  tongues, 
To  God  we  raise  united  songs ; 

His  power  and  mercy  we  proclaim. 
This  land  through  erery  age  shall  own, 
Jehovah  here  has  fixed  his  throne. 

And  triumph  in  his  mighty  name. 

4  Long  as  the  moon  her  course  shall  run 
Or  man  behold  the  circling  sun, 

O  still  may  God  amidst  us  reign ; 
Crown  our  just  counsels  with  success, 
With  peace  and  joy  our  borders  bless, 

And  all  our  sacred  rights  maintain. 


PtJBLIC    THANKSGIVING.  [PaRT  IV- 

355.     L.    M. 

The  Year  crowned  with  Goodness.     Ps.  Ixv.  11. 
For  a  new  Year  and  annual  Thanksgiving. 

1  Eternal  source  of  every  joy ! 

Well  may  thy  praise  our  lips  employ  ; 

While  in  thy  temple  we  appear 

Thy  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll, 
Thy  hand  supports  the  steady  pole  : 
By  thee  the  sun  is  taught  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  veil  the  skies. 

3  The  flowery  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Embalms  the  air,  and  paints  the  land  ; 
The  summer  suns  with  vigor  shine. 
To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours 
Through  all  our  coasts  redundant  stores  ; 
And  winters,  softened  by  thy  care, 

No  more  a  face  of  horror  wear. 

5  Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days, 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise  ; 

Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid, 
With  morning  light  and  evening  shade  ! 

6  O  may  our  more  harmonious  tongues 
Hereafter  join  in  nobler  songs  ; 
And  in  those  brighter  courts  adore, 
Where  days  and  years  revolve  no  more  !, 


Part  iv.]     for  a  christian  society. 

356.  L.  M. 

Consecration  of  a  Church. 

1  And  wilt  thou,  great  and  glorious  God  ! 
Regard  us  from  thy  radiant  throne, 
On  earth  establish  thine  abode, 

And  choose  this  temple  as  thine  own  ? 

2  While  to  thy  name  these  courts  we  rear, 
Long  may  they  echo  with  thy  praise  ; 
And  thou,  descending,  grant  us  here 
To  see  thy  reconciled  face. 

3  While  life  eternal  all  pursue, 
May  the  unerring  way  be  shown, 
To  know  thyself  the  only  true, 
And  Jesus  Christ,  thy  chosen  son. 

4  May  truth  with  sweet  resistless  force 
Hither  constrain  her  guests  to  come  ; 
Arrest  the  sinner's  downward  course, 
And  bring  thy  children  to  their  home. 

5  Long  may  thy  light  and  truth  remain 
To  bless  this  place  when  we  are  gone, 
And  myriads  here  be  born  again, 
The  heirs  of  glory  round  thy  throne. 

357.  c.  M. 

Dedication  or  Ordination  H}Tnn. 

1  Arise,  O  God  of  grace  !  arise, 
And  enter  to  thy  rest ; 
Lo  !  thy  church  waits  with  longing  eyes 
Thus  to  be  owned  and  blessed. 


FOR  A  CHRISTIAN  SOCIETY.      [PaRT  IV 

2  Enter  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 

Thy  spirit  and  thy  word  ; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain, 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

3  Here,  mighty  God  !  accept  our  vows  ; 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread  ; 
Bless  the  provision  of  thine  house. 
And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

4  Here  let  the  son  of  David  reign, 

Let  God's  anointed  shine  ; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  power  divine. 

5  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne ; 

And  as  his  kingdom  grows. 
Fresh  honors  shall  adorn  his  crown, 
ilnd  shame  confound  his  foes. 

358,     L.  M. 

At  the  Settlement  of  a  Minister. 

1  Great  Lord  of  angels  !  we  adore 
The  grace  that  builds  thy  courts  below 
And  midst  ten  thousand  sons  of  light, 
Stoops  to  regard  what  mortals  do. 

2  Amidst  the  wastes  of  time  and  death, 
Successive  pastors  thou  dost  raise, 
Thy  kingdom  and  thy  truth  to  spread, 
And  form  a  people  for  thy  praise. 

3  At  length,  dismissed  from  feeble  clay, 
Thy  servants  join  th'  angelic  band  ; 
With  them  through  distant  worlds  they  fly, 
With  them  before  thy  presence  stand. 


Part  iv.]     for  a  christian  society. 

4  O  blest  employment  1  glorious  hope  ! 
Sweet  lenitive  of  grief  and  care  ! 

When  shall  we  reach  those  radiant  courts, 
And  all  their  joys  and  honors  share  ] 

5  Yet  while  these  labors  we  pursue, 
Tho'  distant  from  thy  heavenly  throne, 
Give  us  a  zeal  and  love  like  theirs, 

And  half  their  heaven  shall  here  be  known. 

359.     L.  M. 

On  the  dangerous  Sickness  of  a  Minister. 

1  O  THOU,  before  whose  gracious  throne 
We  bow  our  suppliant  spirits  down, 
Thou  know'st  the  anxious  cares  we  feel, 
And  all  our  trembling  lips  w^ould  tell. 

2  Thou  only  canst  assuage  our  grief, 
And  give  our  sorrowing  hearts  relief: 
In  mercy  then  thy  servant  spare, 
Nor  turn  aside  thy  people's  prayer. 

3  Avert  thy  desolating  stroke, 

Nor  smite  the  shepherd  of  the  flock  ; 
Restore  him,  sinking  to  the  grave, 
Stretch  out  thine  arm,  make  haste  to  save. 

4  Bound  to  each  soul  by  tender  ties, 
In  every  heart  his  image  lies  ; 
Thy  pitying  aid,  O  God,  impart, 

Nor  rend  him  from  each  bleeding  heart. 

o  But  if  our  supplications  fail. 

And  prayers  and  tears  cannot  prevail. 
Be  thou  his  strength  and  thou  his  stay, 
Through  death's  dark  vale  to  endless  day. 


DOMESTIC   AND  [PaRT  IV 

360.        C.     M. 

For  a  vacant  Congregation  on  the  Death  of  its  Minister. 

1  Though  earthly  shepherds  dwell  in  dust, 

The  aged  and  the  young  ; 
The  watchful  eye  in  darkness  closed^ 
And  mute  th'  instructive  tongue : 

2  Th'  immortal  shepherd  still  survives, 

New  comfort  to  impart ; 
His  eye  still  guides  us,  and  his  voice 
Still  animates  our  heart. 

3  To  him  when  mortal  comforts  fail^ 

His  suppliant  people  fly  ; 

And  on  his  ever-watchful  care, 

With  cheerful  hope  rely. 

4  The  powers  of  nature,  Lord,  are  thine  ; 

And  thine  the  aids  of  grace  : 
Thine  arm  has  borne  thy  churches  up. 
Through  every  rising  race. 

5  Exert  thy  sacred  influence  here, 

Thy  mourning  servants  bless  : 
O  change  to  strains  of  cheerful  praise 
Their  accents  of  distress. 


361.       L.    M. 

Family  Duties  and  Blessings.     Gen.  xviii.  19. 

Father  of  men  !  thy  care  we  bless, 
Which  crowns  our  families  with  peace  : 
From  thee  they  sprung,  and  by  thy  hand, 
Their  root  and  branches  are  sustained. 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 

2  To  God  most  worthy  to  be  praised, 
Be  our  domestic  altars  raised  ; 

Though  Lord  of  heaven,  he  deigns  to  dwell 
With  saints  in  their  obscurest  cell. 

3  To  thee  may  each  assembled  house 
Morning  and  night,  present  its  vows  ; 
And  servants  with  the  rising  race 

Be  taught  thy  precepts  and  thy  grace. 

4  Tlien  shall  the  charms  of  wedded  love, 
Still  more  delightful  blessings  prove  : 
And  parents'  hearts  shall  overflow 
With  joys  that  parents  only  know. 

5  When  nature  droops,  our  aged  eyes 
Shall  see  our  children's  children  rise  ; 
Till  pleased  and  thankful  we  remove, 
And  join  the  family  above. 

362.     c.  M. 

Secret  Devotion.     Matt.  vi.  6. 

1  Father  divine  !   thy  piercing  eye 

Shoots  through  the  shades  of  night ; 
In  deep  retirement  thou  art  nigh, 
With  heart-discerning  sight. 

2  There  shall  that  piercing  eye  survey 

My  duteous  homage  paid, 
With  every  morning's  dawning  ray 
And  every  evening's  shade. 

3  I  '11  leave  behind  each  earthly  care  ; 

To  thee  my  soul  shall  soar ; 
\Vlule  grateful  praise  and  fervent  prayer 
Employ  the  silent  hour. 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  IV. 

4  So  shall  the  visits  of  thy  love 
My  soul  in  secret  bless  ; 
So  shalt  thou  deign,  in  worlds  above, 
Thy  suppliant  to  confess. 


363.     c.   M. 

Gad  may  be  worshipped  in  every  Place^ 

1  The  highest  heaven  cannot  contain 

The  universal  Lord  ; 
Yet  he  in  every  heart  will  deign 
To  dwell,  and  be  adored. 

2  Where'er  ascends  the  sacrifice 

Of  fervent  praise  and  prayer, 
Or  on  the  earth  or  in  the  skies. 
The  God  of  heaven  is  there. 

3  His  presence  is  diffused  abroad 

Through  realms,  through  worlds  unknown  ; 
Who  seek  the  mercies  of  our  God, 
Are  ever  near  his  throne. 

4  With  fervor  teach  our  hearts  to  pray, 

With  grateful  joy  to  sing  ; 
Nor  from  thine  altar  cast  away 
The  sacrifice  we  bring. 


364.     c.  M. 

Privation  of  Sanctuary  Privileges  lamented.     Ps.  xlii.  1— « 

1  O  THE  abundance  of  thine  house, 
The  rich  enjoyments  tViere  ! 
To  live  an  exile  from  thy  courts, 
How  shall  my  spirit  bear  ! 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 

2  In  worship  when  I  joined  thy  saints, 

How  sweetly  passed  my  days  ! 
Prayer  my  divine  employment  then, 
And  all  my  pleasure  praise. 

3  With  those  that  to  thy  house  resort, 

My  sacrifice  was  paid  ; 
And  there  my  zeal  fulfilled  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

4  But  now  I  'm  lost  to  every  joy, 

Because  detained  from  thee  ; 
Those  golden  moments  ne'er  return, 
Or  ne'er  return  to  me. 

0  Yet  O,  my  soul !  why  thus  depressed, 

And  whence  this  anxious  fear  ? 
Let  former  kindness  fix  thy  trust, 
And  check  the  rising  tear. 

6  When  darkness  and  when  sorrows  rose, 
And  pressed  on  every  side, 
Did  not  the  Lord  sustain  thy  steps, 
And  was  not  God  thy  guide  ? 

363.     c.  M. 

Religious  Education. 

1  When  opening  life  its  scenes  unfolds, 

So  dazzling  and  so  new  ; 
What  hopes  illume  each  coming  day, 
And  brighten  every  view  ! 

2  How  shall  th'  untutored  mind  of  youth 

Elastic  and  elate, 
Discern  the  perils  and  the  griefs 
Which  after  life  await  ? 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  IV. 

3  O  may  it  be  a  parent's  joy 

Their  heedless  steps  to  lead  ; 
And  save  them  from  the  thousand  snares 
By  ill  example  spread. 

4  The  counsels  of  thy  faithful  word 

Shall  make  their  duty  known  ; 
And  mould  and  regulate  the  hearts 
To  earthly  follies  prone. 

5  Here  may  thy  youthful  servants  learn 

Timely  to  cleanse  their  way  ; 

And  steadfastly  pursue  the  path 

Which  guides  to  endless  day. 

6  Their  ripening  years  since  mercy  waits, 

Let  it  not  wait  in  vain  ; 
But  form  in  them  abundant  fruit, 
And  still  this  fruit  maintain. 

366.     c.  M- 

Heavenly  Wisdom.     Prov.  iii.  13 — 17 

1  O  HAPPY  is  the  man  who  hears 

Instruction's  faithful  voice  ; 
And  who,  celestial  wisdom  makes 
His  early,  only  choice  ! 

2  Wisdom  has  treasures  greater  far 

Than  east  or  west  unfold  ; 
And  her  rewards  more  precious  are 
Than  is  the  gain  of  gold. 

3  In  her  right  hand  she  holds  to  view 

A  length  of  happy  years  ; 
And  in  her  left  the  prize  of  fame 
And  honor  bright  appears. 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 

4  She  guides  the  young,  with  innocence, 

In  pleasure's  path  to  tread  ; 
A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
Upon  the  hoary  head. 

5  According  as  her  labors  rise,  ^ 

So  her  rewards  increase  ; 
Her  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 
And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

367.     s.  M. 

The  Voice  of  Wisdom.     Prov.  i.  20—26. 

1  Hark  !  it  is  wisdom's  voice 
That  spreads  itself  around  ; 

Come  hither,  all  ye  sons  of  earth, 
And  listen  to  the  sound. 

2  What  though  she  speaks  rebukes 
That  pierce  the  soul  with  smart  ; 

Yet  love  through  all  her  chastenings  runs, 
By  pain  to  mend  the  heart. 

3  Ye  who  have  wandered  long 
In  sin's  destructive  ways  ; 

Return,  return,  at  my  reproof, 
And  seize  the  offered  grace, 

4  Profusely  I  will  pour 
My  spirit  from  above. 

To  arm  you  with  superior  strength, 
And  melt  your  hearts  to  love. 

5  Come,  whilst  my  offers  last, 
Ye  sinners,  and  be  wise  : 

He  lives,  who  hears  this  friendly  call. 
But  he  that  slights  it,  dins  ! 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  IV. 

368.        S.     M. 

Domestic  Affection  founded  on  Piety.    Ps.  cxxxiii. 

Blest  are  the  sons  of  peace, 
Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one  ; 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please^ 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

No  joy  can  equal  theirs, 
Where  such  affections  meet : 
While  praise  devout,  and  mingled  prayers, 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

From  those  celestial  springs, 
Such  streams  of  comfort  flow, 
As  no  increase  of  riches  brings, 
Nor  honors  can  bestow. 

All  in  their  stations  move, 

And  each  perfoms  his  part, 

In  all  the  cares  of  life  and  love. 

With  sympathizing  heart : 

Formed  for  the  purest  joys, 
By  one  desire  possest ; 
One  aim  the  zeal  of  all  employs, 
To  make  each  other  blest. 

Thus  on  the  heavenly  hills 
The  saints  are  blest  above  ; 
Where  joy  like  morning  dew  distils, 
And  all  the  air  is  love, 


Part  iv.]        private  devotion. 
369.      L.   M. 

"Christian  Friendship. 

1  How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 
In  union  sweet  according  minds  ! 

How  swift  the  heavenly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  and  faith,  and  hopes  are  one ! 

2  To  each,  the  soul  of  each,  how  dear  ! 
What  jealous  love,  what  holy  fear  ! 
How  doth  the  generous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanse  from  sin ! 

3  Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  woe ; 
Their  ardent  prayers  together  rise 
Like  mingling  flames  in  sacrifice. 

4  Together  shall  they  seek  the  place 
Where  God  reveals  his  awful  face  : 

How  high,  how  strong,  their  raptures  swell, 
There's  none  but  kindred  souls  can  tell. 

5  Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
When  nature  droops  her  sickening  fire  ; 
Then  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above, 
A  heaven  of  joy — because  of  love. 


370.      S.    M. 
Friendship  refined  by  Piety. 

1   Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  christian  love  ; 

The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PAUt  IT. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne, 
We  pour  our  ardent  prayers ; 

Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 
Our  mutual  burthens  bear  ; 

And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 
It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 

But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 
Our  courage  by  the  way  ; 

While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day, 

6  When  from  this  world  of  pain. 
From  sinful  bondage  free, 

That  love  shall  glow  with  purer  flame. 
And  crown  eternity. 

371.       L.    M. 

For  the  Decay  of  the  Year,  or  of  human  Life. 

1  The  man  whose  faith  and  hope  are  strong, 
And  free  from  vexing  cares  his  mind, 

As  changing  seasons  pass  along, 
Can  in  them  all  fresh  pleasures  find. 

2  The  man  whose  faculties  are  sound, 
His  heart  upright,  and  conscience  clean, 
With  tranquil  mind  can  pass  his  round 
Of  life,  m  every  shifting  scene. 


Part  iv.J         private  devotion. 

3  Not  only  in  his  youthful  prime, 
And  while  his  powers  continue  firm, 
But  when  he  feels  th'  effect  of  time, 
And  age  prepares  him  for  the  worm  : 

i  Grateful  for  every  blessing  past, 
Patient  in  every  present  ill ; 
And  on  whatever  ground  lie  's  placed, 
Hope  does  with  pleasing  prospects  hll. 

372.     L.   M. 

A  happy  Life. 

1  How  happy  is  he  born  and  taught, 
Who  serveth  not  anotlier's  will ; 
Whose  armor  is  his  honest  thought, 
And  simple  truth,  his  utmost  skill ! 

2  Whose  passions  not  his  masters  are, 
Whose  soul  is  still  prepared  tor  death, 
Untied  to  this  vain  world  by  care 

Of  public  fame,  or  private  breath  : 

3  Who  hath  his  life  from  rumors  freed, 
Whose  conscience  is  his  strong  retreat ; 
Whose  state  can  neither  flatterers  feed, 
Nor  ruin  make  oppressors  great : 

4  Who  God  doth  late  and  early  pray 
More  of  his  grace  than  gifts  to  lend; 
To  crave  for  less,  and  more  obey. 

Nor  dare  with  heaven's  high  will  contend. 

5  This  man  is  freed  from  servile  bands 
Of  hope  to  rise,  or  fear  to  fall  : 
Lord  of  himself,  though  not  of  lands, 
.And,  having  nothing,  yet  hath  all. 

dd2 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  IT. 

373.     c.  M. 

On  recovering'  from  a  dangerous  Sickness. 

1  My  God  !  thy  service  well  demands 

The  remnant  of  my  days  ; 
Why  was  this  fleeting  breath  renewed, 
But  to  renew  thy  praise  ? 

2  Thine  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Did  this  weak  frame  sustain, 
When  life  was  hovering  o'er  the  grave, 
And  nature  sunk  in  pain. 

3  Calmly  I  watched  my  ebbing  life, 

I  knew  thy  time  was  best, 
Nor  feared  t'  obey  my  Father's  call. 
To  his  eternal  rest. 

4  Into  thy  hands,  my  gracious  God, 

Did  I  my  soul  resign, 
And  humbly  trusted  in  thy  grace. 
For  pardoning  love  is  thine. 

5  Back,  from  the  borders  of  the  grave, 

At  thy  command  I  come  ; 
Nor  would  I  wish  a  speedier  flight 
To  my  celestial  home. 

6  Where  thou  appointest  mine  abode, 

There  would  I  choose  to  be ; 
For  in  thy  presence  death  is  life, 
And  earth  is  heaven  with  thee. 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 


374.  s.  M. 

Prayer  in  Sickness. 

1  My  Sovereign  !  to  thy  throne, 
With  humble  hope  I  press  ; 

O  bow  thine  ear  to  hear  the  groan 
Of  anguish  and  distress. 

2  My  life  bowed  down  with  pain, 
Mourns  its  decaying  bloom  ; 

O  clothe  these  bones  w  ith  flesh  again. 
And  save  me  from  the  tomb. 

3  Without  one  murmuring  word, 
Thy  chastening  I  receive  ; 

But  with  submission  ask,  O  Lord  ! 
A  merciful  reprieve. 

4  Distressed  and  pained  as  now, 
Thine  aid  I  once  implored  ; 

Thy  pity  heard  my  earnest  vow, 
Thy  power  my  health  restored. 

5  My  supplicating  voice, 
Unwearied  I  will  raise  ; 

Say  to  thy  servant's  soul — "  Rejoice,'* 
And  fill  my  mouth  with  praise. 

375.  c.  M. 

Ill  a  Thunder  Storm. 

1  Let  coward  guilt,  with  pallid  fear, 
To  sheltering  caverns  fly, 
And  justly  dread  the  vengeful  fate, 
That  thunders  through  the  sky. 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  17. 

2  Protected  by  that  hand  vvliose  law 

The  threatening  storms  obey, 
Intrepid  virtue  smiles  secure 
As  in  the  blaze  of  day. 

3  In  the  thick  cloud's  tremendous  gloom, 

The  lightning's  lurid  glare, 
It  views  the  same  all-gracious  Power, 
That  breathes  the  vernal  air. 

4  Through  nature's  ever-varying  scene, 

By  different  ways  pursued, 
The  one  eternal  end  of  Heaven, 
Is  universal  good. 

5  With  like  beneficent  effect 

O'er  flaming  ether  glows, 
As  when  it  tunes  the  linnet's  voice, 
And  blushes  in  the  rose. 

6  When  through  creation's  vast  expanse, 

The  last  dread  thunders  roll, 
Untune  the  concord  of  the  spheres, 
And  shake  the  guilty  soul : 

7  Unmoved  may  we  the  final  storm 

Of  jarring  worlds  survey, 
That  ushers  in  the  tranquil  morn 
Of  life's  eternal  day. 

376.     c.  M. 

Hymn  for  the  Mariner  or  Traveller.    Ps,  Cvii. 

I  Let  songs  of  praise  from  all  below 
To  thee,  O  God,  ascend, 
Whose  bounties  unexhausted  flow, 
Whose  mercies  know  no  end. 


Part  iv.]         ip'riv  ate  devotioK. 

2  But  chief  by  them  that  debt  be  paid, 

Midst  dangers  circling  round, 
Who  still  in  thine  almighty  aid 
Have  sure  protection  found. 

3  The  wandering  exile,  doomed  to  stray 

O'er  many  a  desert  wide  ; 
Who  fearless  takes  his  lonely  way, 
With  thee  his  guard,  and  guide  :— 

4  The  sailor  on  the  swelling  sea, 

When  storms  impending  lower. 
Or  tempests  rage  ;  who  trusts  in  thee, 
And  owns  thy  mighty  power  : — 

5  The  wretch,  who  pressed  by  countless  woes, 

That  no  cessation  see, 
Still  bids  his  steadfast  hope  repose, 
Almighty  Lord,  on  thee  : 

6  All,  all  shall  join  to  bless  thy  name, 

Whose  heavenly  aid  they  prove  ; 
As  all  have  felt,  let  all  proclaim 
Thy  goodness,  power,  and  love  ! 

377.     L.  M. 

Guidance  through  tlie  Duties  of  the  Day  implored.    Ps.  xix. 

1  God  of  tlie  morning  !  at  thy  voice 
The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And  like  a  giant  doth  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies. 

2  From  the  fair  chambers  of  the  east 
The  circuit  of  his  race  begins  ; 
And  witliout  weariness  or  rest, 
Round  the  whole  world  he  flies  and  shines. 


DOMESTIC   AND  [PaRT  IV. 

3  Thus  like  the  sun  may  I  fulfij 
Th'  appointed  duties  of  the  day  ; 
With  ready  mind  and  active  m  ill, 
March  on  and  keep  my  heavenly  way. 

4  Lord  !  thy  commands  are  clealir  and  pure, 
Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes  ; 

Thy  threatenings  just,  thy  prqmise  sure  ; 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise. 

5  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide, 
And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss  : 
Let  all  desires  and  hopes  beside, 

Be  faint  and  cold  compared  with  this. 

378.     L.  M- 

A  Morning  Hymn. 

1  With  sleep's  oblivion  o'er  me  spread, 
I  safely  passed  the  silent  night : 
Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade, 

I  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

2  New-born,  I  bless  the  waking  hour  ; 
Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be ; 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  power, 
And  springs,  my  guardian  God  !  to  thee. 

3  O  guide  me  through  the  varbus  maze 
My  doubtful  feet  are  doomed  to  tread  ; 
And  spread  thy  shield's  protecting  blaze 
Where  dangers  press  around  my  hea4* 

4  A  deeper  shade  shall  soon  impend, 
A  deeper  sleep  my  eyes  oppress  ; 

Yet  then  thy  strength  shall  still  defend, 
Thy  goodness  still  delight  to  bless. 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 

5  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away, 
That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  my  eyes  : 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day  ; 
Thy  love,  the  rapture  of  the  skies. 

379.     c.  M. 

A  Morning  H^inn. 

1  To  THEE  let  my  first  offerings  rise, 

Whose  sun  creates  my  day. 
Swift  as  hie  gladdening  influence  flies, 
And  spotless  as  his  ray. 

2  This  day  thy  favoring  hand  be  nigh, 

So  oft  vouchsafed  before  ; 
Still  may  it  lead,  protect,  supply, 
And  I  that  hand  adore. 

3  If  good  thy  providence  impart, 

For  which  resigned  I  pray, 
Give  me  to  feel  the  grateful  heart, 
And  without  guilt  be  gay. 

4  AflSiction  should  thy  love  intend, 

As  sin  or  folly's  cure  ; 
Patient  to  gain  that  blessed  end, 
May  I  the  means  endure. 

5  If  bright  or  cloudy  scenes  await, 

Some  profit  let  me  gain  ; 
That  heaven  nor  high,  nor  low  estate, 
May  send  to  me  in  vain. 

6  Be  this  and  every  future  day, 

Still  wiser  than  the  past ; 
That  from  the  whole  of  life's  survey, 
I  may  find  peace  at  last. 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  IV. 

380.  L.   M. 

A  Moiiiing  Hymn. 

1  Awake,  my  soul !  and  with  the  «un 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run  ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise. 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  By  influence  of  the  light  divine 
Let  thine  own  light  to  others  shine: 
Reflect  all  heaven's  propitious  rays. 
In  ardent  love  and  cheerful  praise. 

3  Lord  !  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew, 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew  ; 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will^ 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

4  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say  ; 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

5  All  praise  to  thee  who  safe  hast  kept. 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept ; 

0  grant  when  I  from  death  shall  wake, 

1  may  of  endless  life  partake. 

381.  L.    M. 

The  daily  Goodness  of  God. 

1  My  God  !  how  endless  is  thy  love  ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new  ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above, 
Gently  distil  like  e;jirly  dew. 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 

2  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night. 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours  ! 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  Still  make  my  daily  wants  thy  care. 
Forgive  the  sins  which  I  forsake ; 
And,  while  I  in  thy  kindness  share, 
Let  fellow-men  of  mine  partake. 

4  I  yield  my  powers  to  thy  command  ; 
To  thee  I  consecrate  my  days  ; 
Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

382.     c.  M. 

Morning  or  Evening  Hymn . 

1  Lord  of  my  life  !  each  morn  on  thee 

My  waking  thoughts  attend  ; 
In  thee  are  founded  all  my  hopes. 
In  thee  my  wishes  end. 

2  My  soul,  in  pleasing  wonder  lost, 

Thy  boundless  love  surveys  ; 
And,  fired  with  grateful  zeal,  prepares 
1  A  sacrifice  of  praise. 

i  3  God  leads  me  through  the  maze  of  sleep, 
j  And  brings  me  safe  to  light ; 

Y     And,  with  the  same  paternal  care, 
j  Conducts  my  steps  till  night. 

j  4  When  evening  slumbers  press  my  eyes, 
With  his  protection  blest, 
In  peace  and  safety  I  commit 
i  My  weary  limbs  to  rest 

I  E  E 


DOMESTIC    AND  [PaRT  IV. 

5  My  spirit,  in  his  hand  secure, 

Fears  no  approaching  ill ; 
For,  whether  waking  or  asleep. 
Thou,  Lord,  art  with  me  still. 

6  O  let  this  day  each  hour  correct, 

The  follies  of  the  past. 
And  such  may  all  its  actions  be. 
As  would  adorn  the  last. 

383.     L.  M. 

An  Evening  Hymn. 

1  Glory  to  thee,  my  God  !  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light : 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings  ! 
Beneath  thine  own  Almighty  wings  ! 

2  Forgive  whate'er  I  Ve  said  or  done 

Or  felt  or  thought  this  day  that  *s  wrong  ; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  thee, 
I,  e'er  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed  : 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
Serene  behold  the  judgment  day. 

4  O  may  my  soul  on  thee  repose, 

And  with  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close ; 
Sleep  that  shall  me  more  active  make 
My  God  to  serve,  when  I  awake. 

5  If  death  itself  my  sleep  invade, 
Why  should  I  be  of  death  afraid  ? 

5rotected  by  thy  powerful  arm, 
'hough  he  may  strike,  he  cannot  harm. 


Part  iv.]         private  devotion. 

6  For  death  is  life,  and  labor  rest, 
If  with  thy  gracious  presence  blest : 
Then  welcome  sleep  or  death  to  me, 
I  'm  still  secure,  for  still  with  thee. 


384.     L.  M. 

An  Evening-  H^inn.     Ps.  iv.  8. 

1  Thus  far,  thou,  Lord  !  hast  led  me  on  , 
Thus  far  thy  power  prolongs  my  days ; 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  thy  grace. 

2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  w^aste, 
And  I  perhaps  am  near  my  home  ; 
Thou  wilt  forgive  my  follies  past, 

And  give  me  strength  for  days  to  come, 

3  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep  ; 
Peace  is  the  pillow  of  my  head  ; 
Thine  ever-watchful  eye  shall  keep 
Its  constant  guard  around  my  bed. 

4  Faith  in  thy  name  forbids  my  fear  : 
O  may  thy  presence  ne'er  depart ! 
And  in  the  morning  may  I  bear 
Thy  loving-kindness  on  my  heart ! 

5  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come, 
My  frame  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground  ; 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  break  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound. 


PRIVATE    DEVOTION.  [PaRT  IV. 

385.        7S    M. 

Meditations  in  the  night  Season.     Ps.  Ixiii.  6. 

1  What  though  downy  slumbers  flee, 
Strangers  to  my  couch  and  me  ;  * 
While  with  God's  protection  blest, 

Cares  and  fears  ne'er  haunt  my  breast. 

2  While  the  empress  of  the  night 
Scatters  mild  her  silver  light ; 
While  the  vivid  planets  stray 
Various  through  their  mystic  way  :. 

3  While  the  stars  unnumbered  roll 
Round  the  ever-constant  pole  ; 
Far  above  these  spangled  skies, 
All  my  soul  to  God  shall  rise. 

4  'Midst  the  silence  of  the  night 
Mingling  with  those  angels  bright, 
Whose  harmonious  voices  raise 
Ceaseless  love  and  ceaseless  praise  ; 

5  'Midst  the  throng  his  gentle  ear 
Shall  my  grateful  accents  hear  : 
From  on  high  will  he  impart 
Secret  comfort  to  my  heart : 

6  Lifting  all  my  thoughts  above 
On  the  wings  of  faith  and  love : 
Blest  alternative  to  me, 

Thus  to  sleep,  or  wake  with  thee ! 


ASCRIPTIONS  AND  BENEDICTIONS. 


1.      8&7sM. 

Praise  to  thee,  thou  great  Creator, 

Praise  to  thee  from  every  tongue  ; 
Join,  my  soul,  with  every  creature, 

Join  the  universal  song  : 
For  ten  thousand  blessings  given, 

For  the  hope  of  future  joy  ; 
Sound  his  praise  through  earth  and  heaven, 

Sound  Jehovah's  praise  on  high. 

2.  S.    M. 

To  God  the  only  wise, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 

Their  grateful  homage  bring. 

May  he  present  our  souls 

Unblemished  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face 

With  joys  divinely  great. 

3.  L.    M. 

Lord  !  may  we  live  before  thy  face, 
The  willing  subjects  of  thy  grace, 
And  through  each  path  of  duty  move, 
With  filial  awe  and  filial  love. 


ASCRIPTIONS  AND  BENEDICTIONS. 

4.      8  &  7s  M. 

Lord  !  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing, 

Hope  and  comfort  from  above ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  peace  possessing, 

Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 
Thanks  we  give  and  adoration, 

For  thy  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 

In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound. 

5.  L.    M. 

To  THEE,  supreme,  the  ever-blest, 
Be  praise  in  thankful  notes  addrest ; 
Such  as  the  stars  of  morning  sung. 
When  earth  was  on  its  balance  hung : 
Such  praise  as  from  th'  angelic  choirs, 
And  saints  whom  zeal  like  theirs  inspires, 
In  heaven  above,  and  earth  below, 
Still  flows,  and  shall  for  ever  flow. 

6.  C.     M. 

Blest  are  the  souls  that  hear  and  know 

The  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 

And  light  their  steps  surround  : 
The  Lord,  our  glory  and  defence, 

Strength  and  salvation  gives  ; 
Christians  !  thy  Saviour  ever  reigns, 

Thy  God  for  ever  lives. 


ASCRIPTIONS  AND  BENEDICTIONS. 

7.  7s    M. 

Glorious  in  thy  saints  appear, 
Plant  thy  heavenly  kingdom  here ; 
Light  and  life  to  all  impart, 
Shine  on  each  believing  heart, 
And  in  every  grace  complete, 
Make  us,  Lord  !  for  glory  meet, 
Till  we  stand  before  thy  sight, 
Partners  with  the  saints  in  light. 

8.  L.    M. 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise  ! 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung, 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 
Unceasing  are  thy  mercies,  Lord  ! 
Unchanging  truth  attends  thy  word, 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

9.  C.    M. 

Pity  thine  erring  world,  O  God  ! 

Constrain  the  earth  to  come  ; 
Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad. 

And  bring  the  strangers  home : 
We  long  to  see  thy  churches  full, 

That  all  thy  chosen  race 
May  with  one  voice,  and  heart,  and.  soul, 

Sing  thy  redeeming  grace. 


ASCRIPTIONS  AND  BENEDICTIONS. 

10.      8&7SM. 

Lord  of  nature  !  source  of  light ! 

In  pity  view  thy  world  below  : 
Guide  our  erring  footsteps  right 

Through  these  scenes  of  guilt  and  woe : 
Grant  thy  spirit !  by  thy  kindness 

Let  our  follies  be  forgiven  : 
Heal  our  sins,  dispel  our  blindness ; 

Let  us  find  the  path  to  heaven. 

11.      7s   M. 

Thou  !  who  dost  our  powers  sustain, 
While  we  in  thy  courts  remain ; 
Grant  us  separate  still  to  share, 
Thy  paternal  smile,  and  care. 
Here  again  we  fain  would  raise 
Our  united  prayers  and  praise  ; 
If  that  joy  no  more  be  known, 
Let  us  meet  around  thy  throne. 

12.      8  &  7s  M. 

Gracious  source  of  every  blessing  ! 

Guard  our  breasts  from  anxious  fears ; 
Let  us  each  thy  care  possessing, 

Sink  into  the  vale  of  years  : 
All  our  hopes  on  thee  reclining, 

Peace,  companion  of  our  way  : 
May  our  sun  in  smiles  declining, 

Rise  in  everlasting  day. 


MISSIONARY  HYMN. 

[by   the    rev.    REGINALD    HEBER, 
NOW  BISHOP  OF  CALCUTTA.] 

1  From  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 

From  India's  coral  strand, 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 

Roll  down  their  golden  sand  ; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 

2  What  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle  ; 
Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile ; 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown  ; 
The  heathen  in  his  blindness 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

3  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

By  wisdom  from  on  high, 
Shall  we  to  men  benighted 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 
Salvation  !  O  salvation  ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  each  remotest  nation 

Has  learnt  Messiah's  name. 


MISSIONARY    HYMN. 

4  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story ; 

And  you,  ye  waters,  roll, 
Till  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

It  spread  from  pole  to  pole  ; 
Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature, 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator,* 

Returns  in  bliss  to  reign. 

*  The  gospel,  promulgated  by  Jesus  Christ,  is  repeatedly 
referred  to  in  the  epistles  under  the  image  of  a  new,  that  is. 
moral  creation. 


ANTHEM. 


Holy,  Holy,  Holy, 
Lord  God  Almighty  ! 
Thou  to  whom  alone  are 
All  praise  and  glory  due  I 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy, 
Lord  God  Almighty  ! 
Father  everlasting  ! 
Righteous,  just,  and  true  ! 

Bending  down  before  thee, 
Lo  !  thy  sons  adore  thee, 
Heart  and  voice  declaring 

Jehovah  is  thy  name  : 
Winds  in  tempests  blowing. 
Waves  o'er  ocean  flowing, 
To  remotest  regions 

Thy  might  and  power  proclaim. 

In  the  heaven's  expansion 
Thou  hast  fixed  thy  mansion, 
Clouds  of  endless  glory 

Encompassing  thy  throne ; 
Heard  but  in  thy  thunders  ! 
Seen  but  in  thy  wonders ! 
Through  eternal  ages 

Thou  art  God  alone. 


ANTHEM. 

'T  is  thy  breath  informs  us, 
'T  is  thy  spirit  warms  us, 
If  thy  face  be  turned, 

We  should  cease  to  be  ! 
Height  nor  depth  oppose  thee, 
Trembling  nature  knows  thee, 
Through  the  vast  creation 

There  is  none  but  thee  ! 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy, 
Lord  God  Almighty  ! 
Thou  to  whom  alone  are 
All  praise  and  glory  due  ! 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy, 
Lord  God  Almighty  ! 
Father  everlasting  ! 
Righteous,  just,  and  true  I 


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